Author: STAHL, JOHN M.
Title: Growing with the West: The Story of a Busy, Quiet Life
Description: London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of John M. Stahl's memoirs of growing up in farm country in the American Middle West in the latter half of the 19th century. In this work, the author describes the life of the early settlers and farm families. He went on to become an editor of a farm paper and a writer for other publications, as well as an active member of the Farmers' National Congress. Stahl was an advocate for rural mail and parcel post service and other important rural causes. He became friends with many authors and profiles some of them in this work. With numerous photographic portraits on plates. --- In full brown linen-finish cloth-covered boards with image of a covered wagon to cover, with cover & spine titling, all in gilt. In brown jacket with image of a man behind a horse-drawn plow to covers. --- A well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked. Unclipped jacket ($5.00) with several tears and chips but mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; x, (2), 515 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir >>American History & Politics
Title: Growing with the West: The Story of a Busy, Quiet Life
Description: London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of John M. Stahl's memoirs of growing up in farm country in the American Middle West in the latter half of the 19th century. In this work, the author describes the life of the early settlers and farm families. He went on to become an editor of a farm paper and a writer for other publications, as well as an active member of the Farmers' National Congress. Stahl was an advocate for rural mail and parcel post service and other important rural causes. He became friends with many authors and profiles some of them in this work. With numerous photographic portraits on plates. --- In full brown linen-finish cloth-covered boards with image of a covered wagon to cover, with cover & spine titling, all in gilt. In brown jacket with image of a man behind a horse-drawn plow to covers. --- A well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked. Unclipped jacket ($5.00) with several tears and chips but mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; x, (2), 515 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir >>American History & Politics
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 87035
- Book number: 87035