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Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish audiobook

Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression

By Mildred Armstrong Kalish
Read by Ruth Ann Phimister

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9.45 Hours • Unabridged
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One of the 10 Best Books of 2007 (New York Times Book Review), Mildred Armstrong Kalish's Little Heathens is a compelling memoir of her hardscrabble life on an Iowa farm during the 1930s. With no electricity or indoor plumbing and with little heat or money on the farm, Mildred learns to find joy in the priceless blessings of life. "This . intelligent memoir . radiates the joy of a vanished way of life." -Booklist

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A 2007 New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the Year

One of the 2007 New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Nonfiction

One of the 10 Best Books of 2007 (New York Times Book Review), Mildred Armstrong Kalish's Little Heathens is a compelling memoir of her hardscrabble life on an Iowa farm during the 1930s. With no electricity or indoor plumbing and with little heat or money on the farm, Mildred learns to find joy in the priceless blessings of life. "This . intelligent memoir . radiates the joy of a vanished way of life." -Booklist

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Editorial Reviews

“Not only trustworthy and useful, but also polished by real, rare happiness. It is a very good book, indeed. In fact, it’s a very very very good book.”  —New York Times Book Review
“Little Heathens is an enchanting but thoroughly unsentimental look at rural life in the Great Depression. In clear clean prose we are offered the grit, struggle, and also the joy of hard work on a farm. I cherish this book for its quite naked honesty and quiet lyricism about a time which makes our current problems nearly childish. This is a fine book.” —Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall
“Unpretentious yet deeply intelligent…[Little Heathens] radiates the joy of a vanished way of life…In prose that never yields to mawkish sentimentality, Kalish details the roles of family, religion, thrift, and education in her upbringing.”  —Booklist
“Both illuminating and memorable…Simple, detailed and honest, this is a refreshing and informative read for anyone interested in the struggles of average Americans in the thick of the Great Depression.”  —Library Journal

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Author Bio: Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Author Bio: Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Mildred Armstrong Kalish is a retired professor of English who grew up in Garrison, Iowa, and taught at several colleges, including the University of Iowa, Adelphi University, and Suffolk Community College. She now lives with her husband in northern California.

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Available Formats : CD
Runtime: 9.45
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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