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On a Wisconsin family farm, historic tales of character, community and culture, Corey A. Geiger

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On a Wisconsin family farm, historic tales of character, community and culture, Corey A. Geiger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-221)

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contains biographical information

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On a Wisconsin family farm

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1244817247

Responsibility statement

Corey A. Geiger

Sub title

historic tales of character, community and culture

Summary

"On a Wisconsin family farm flings the barn doors wide open to a cast of characters that built America's Dairyland. A maternal maverick, Anna Satorie, went against cultural norms and became the sole owner of her family's homestead in 1905. The next year, Anna married John Burich, and the couple went about building a thrifty family farm. Pioneer life was fraught with trials and tribulations as polio and tuberculosis claimed loved ones and the fabricated death of a bootlegging brother turned gangsters away from the farm. Neighbors pitched in as members of the immigrant class aided one another to construct farmsteads and support one another through unsanctioned bank loans, daring dynamite work and barn raisings. Leaving work aside this community also threw parties met by the rooster's early-dawn crow. Corey Geiger, international agricultural journalist, pairs his rural roots and lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of local tales."--Back cover

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