“It was delicious trip down memory lane. I sure think it pinpoints much of what is lacking in society today. The children back then were fully involved in their very exsistence and very involved in their families and communities day to day functioning. Children nowadays need more important causes as well as more true freedom to roam and play in safe environments.”
“She lived in the same Township where my great-grandfather lived in Benton County, albeit almost 50 years earlier (1871 - 1882). This book has reminded me of events in my own life that I'd forgotten. (I'm in my 60s and grew up in NW Iowa, but spent time on my grandparents' farm in SW Iowa.)”
