Back When: The Story of a Youth Who Lived Through A Very Exciting Era in America
Entry/Object ID
2003.1126.044
Description
"My manuscript dals with my life as a young boy in Mystic, Connecticut and it is in tune with the United States during that time -- from horse drawn carriages, to trolley cars and locomotives, to automobiles and aeroplanes.
"It's about a working farm, it's dairy, and chickens, and vegetables and how it was managed.
"It's about a father who came to America from Germany as a textile engineer and became a farmer instead.
"It's about a mother who came to America, as a baby thre years old, who enjoyed her job as a clerk in a woolen mill, then became a farmer's wife. Mother had a slogan that simply stated: Life is like a sport which has a goal. It's up to you to find it and then work hard to make you goal...."
Physical Description: Softcover book
