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Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Edith Rendleman: Add a description of this character.
- Anna
- Rosemary Walton
- Helen Kimber
- Cobden
- John Aldridge
- Frank Kimber
- Bill Rhodes
- E. B.
- Ruby Weaver
- David
- Charles Thomas
- Lingle
- Maude Kinder
- Norbert
- Barbara
- Helen Sirles
- George
- J. K.
- Elijah Bradley
- J. Adams
- Grover
- Paul
- E. A. Bierbaum
- Wolf Lake
- Minnie
- Elbert
- C. William Horrell
- Dongola
- Bruno
- Louise
- Bertie Hunsaker
- Edna
First Sentence edit
As I have talked with people in Union County over the past ten years, in formal interviews and informal discussions, I have become aware that there are two discrete narratives of the past.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jane Adams (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 977.399504
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Illinois
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Rural
- Books › History › Historical Study › Reference
- Books › Reference
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