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Praise for House by the Side of the Road |
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“Mrs. L.A. Abbott was a story teller, and this book is a testament to that. Mrs. Abbott, through her stories, tells us of an era that needs to be remembered.”
Orville Goodenough, Morrison Historical Society
“Born within living memory of the Civil War, my grandmother, with a perceptive eye, became the Boswell of rural life. Her stories are a vivid education into the exotic, immediate past when hobos traveling the
Chuck Abbott, Commodities Correspondent
Reuters,
“House by the Side of the Road is a treasure, a slim and lovely volume of stories of the everyday tales, history and musings about ‘The Good Old Days’ we’ve all heard before but didn’t have the good sense or literary skill to write ‘em down. Mrs. Abbott did and through them we learn about the promise and peril of 20th century farm life. More importantly, we meet
Alan Guebert, Columnist
The Farm and Food File
“These stories should resonate all along the great
Jim Evans, Professor of Agricultural Communications (retired)