Autographed and inscribed. First edition. Pages are in very good condition - no other writing. no dust jacket. Cover has only minor shelf wear. Buy with confidence - every order ships with delivery confirmation tracking number. Fast shipping from our non-smoking home. 2019AMA1279 Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: This collection of short stories, like Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, captures the feelings of a people disconnected by what we call progress. There is no narrative connection, because what happened is less important than what the people felt when it happened.
In 1900, most Americans lived on or near the land. In the 1930s, the drought, dust, and depression separated millions of Americans from rural life. World War 11 propelled them into the cities. A centuries-old way of life has died. Carl Johnson lived the old way. He was ten years old when he saw his first automobile, thirty-eight when the farm community he called home was dusted and blown away. He lingered. The land was all he knew.
Rex, his son, knew only the dust and hard times. He was ten when the people began moving away, eighteen when World War II took him as well.
Ed, the grandson, knew only the stories.