Eighty acres is a small farm, but the author's memoirs of his experiences in this miniature world depict a life rich with contrasts. He details his view of rural America in the 1940s, recovering from the Depression and now deep in wartime economy; honors his close-knit family; reflects on the never-ending chores; and takes a knowing look at the erosion of the small family farm. c1990.
"Eighty acres is a small farm, but the author's memoirs of his experiences in this miniature world depict a life rich with contrasts. He details his view of rural America in the 1940s, recovering from the Depression and now deep in wartime economy; honors his close-knit family; reflects on the never-ending chores; and takes a knowing look at the erosion of the small family farm. c1990."@en
"Eighty acres is a small farm, but the author's memoirs of his experiences in this miniature world depict a life rich with contrasts. He details his view of rural America in the 1940s, recovering from the Depression and now deep in wartime economy; honors his close-knit family; reflects on the never-ending chores; and takes a knowing look at the erosion of the small family farm."@en
"In this richly detailed memoir, the author evokes life in rural America during the 1940's. He recalls the simple joys of boyhood on a farm in Michigan with humour, reverence and unsentimental directness."@en
"The boyhood of Ronald Jager on a Michigan farm during the 1930's."@en
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