{"product_id":"prairie-daughter-stories-and-poems-from-iowa-paperback","title":"Prairie Daughter: Stories and Poems from Iowa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEssie Mae Thompson Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge J. Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twentieth century was a period of astounding changes in this world, and the Prairie Daughter, Essie Mae Thompson Hill, was both witness and participant in these events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in a farmhouse in 1903 on the deep, black soil of Iowa, from a heritage of farmers, teachers and early American pioneers, she saw her country pass through the turmoil of two World Wars and the Great Depression, with changes in her own life that were beyond imagination at the time of her birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a lively, beautiful young woman, she enjoyed the thrill of entry into work that had previously been impossible for women to consider. As a geologist and navigator, she competed with men, and was more than their equal. As a singer and lecturer, she was respected and admired, moving her audiences to tears, always with perfect composure. A strong-willed but sensitive teacher for her own children and countless others -- including those we now call \"Special,\" because they are -- she enriched many lives. In the last years of her life, she drew upon memories of events that touched her readers with her visions of past and future. Her poems and narratives are expressions of love and hope for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssie Mae wrote four books: \u003cem\u003ePrairie Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLet Thy Handmaidens Speak\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFlapper Fun: Other Stories and Poems\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eEssie Mae's Cookbook, with Recipes from Family and Friends. \u003c\/em\u003eHer four books are now out of print, but the editor selected the best of her stories and poems to be made available again in this single volume. \u003cem\u003ePrairie Daughter \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLet Thy Handmaidens Speak \u003c\/em\u003eare reprinted here with only minor editorial changes. Some of the stories in \u003cem\u003eFlapper Fun \u003c\/em\u003ewere omitted because they were originally published in \u003cem\u003ePrairie Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, and representative recipes are selected from her \u003cem\u003eCookbook.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes some of Essie Mae's unpublished poems, and additional photographs which show some of the ways that Iowa life has changed in the past century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43734465380487,"sku":"9780788458767","price":46.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4LPEm5goJn9780788458767.webp?v=1768477825","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/prairie-daughter-stories-and-poems-from-iowa-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}