Herman, 1940s Lonely Hearts Search Chickenhouse Chronicles: Book I |
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| Author:
| Affield, Wendell |
| ISBN: | 978-1-945902-01-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
| Publisher: | Whispering Petals
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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WWII veteran Herman Affield returns to his bleak farm in northern Minnesota and begins a four year search for a wife through lonely hearts club publications. Follow his search as the years tick by. Barbara, alias, Linda, a mentally ill New York pianist, finally answers his letters and moves to the farm with four young children in 1949. In Part II of this first book, explore hundreds of advertisements and the key of names for several lonely hearts club catalogues. You may find a...
More DescriptionWWII veteran Herman Affield returns to his bleak farm in northern Minnesota and begins a four year search for a wife through lonely hearts club publications. Follow his search as the years tick by. Barbara, alias, Linda, a mentally ill New York pianist, finally answers his letters and moves to the farm with four young children in 1949. In Part II of this first book, explore hundreds of advertisements and the key of names for several lonely hearts club catalogues. You may find a relative. Some have suggest this is an excellent glimpse of post WWII women's plight in the United States--a possible text for Women's Studies programs.