Old Home Town by Rose Wilder Lane
Recreates small-town society of pre-World War I America with a precise feeling for decorum, dress, and kitchen dialogue. In this book, the author describes a community through the stories of certain memorable citizens.
"Old Home Town is a human document, as real and homely and American as [a] red-checkered table cloth"—New York Times
"As Booth Tarkington and Eugene O'Neill have given us the small town of the nineties, Mrs. Lane shows us the first decade of the century."—Books
"Mrs. Lane has an uncanny knack of knowing what makes the wheels go round and why. She portrays the characters of this village in photographic detail, telling [their] stories . . . with keen wit, biting humor, and a full flavor."—Springfield Republican
"As Booth Tarkington and Eugene O'Neill have given us the small town of the nineties, Mrs. Lane shows us the first decade of the century."—Books
"Mrs. Lane has an uncanny knack of knowing what makes the wheels go round and why. She portrays the characters of this village in photographic detail, telling [their] stories . . . with keen wit, biting humor, and a full flavor."—Springfield Republican
Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House books), is the author of Free Land.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780803279179 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803279175 |
| Title | Old Home Town |
| Author | Rose Wilder Lane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 1985-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 309 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |