Child of Steens Mountain
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870712977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Scot, a public school teacher for twenty-five years, began to write after a tour with the Peace Corps in Nepal in 1991. Barbara J. An avid fan of the outdoors, she has spent much of her life climbing mountains, backpacking, running, and bird watching. She and her husband live in a houseboat on the Willamette River, near Portland, Oregon. She
Five Stars Great period piece!. A moving account of the trials and tribulations of ranch life Robert Lee This account of childhood on a hard-scrabble sheep homestead in 1930's dry eastern Oregon is told in a frank way in which hardships, losses, loneliness, and deprivations are just part of life, and small things become sources of joy. It is difficult in these days of over-protected children to realize how much responsibility was just part of life for a ten-year-old girl living far from "civilization": taking care of the younger kids and the animals when the folks were away for days at a time, dealing with critters of all sorts, miles from any possible help. These days giving kids such responsibility would ensure a visit from the local c. Thomas Cox said touching. A warm and insightful account of life on a frontier homestead in the early twentieth century and of a child's growth to adulthood and her affection for her parents even in the midst of tensions with them as she struggles to be her own person and marry against their wishes. Skillfully crafted into a whole from fragmented reminiscences by friend Barbara Scott, the story and words remain those of McVicker. Although Steens Mountain today is a popular destination of naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts, too few know the human dimensions of the story of the place and they should for it would enrich their understanindg. This book is a good pl
"Reading Child of Steens Mountain, I felt I was holding a rare gift in my hands--a window into a way of life that although not far in the past has now almost entirely disappeared from our world; and equally, a story of a young girl's coming of age, and the bonds of family, written simply and beautifully, chiming with all our familiar human concerns. I was completely taken with this book from page one." -- Molly Gloss
Historian Richard Etulain, whose own childhood was spent on a sheep ranch in the West, provides an overview of sheep ranching and homesteading in Steens country in his foreword.Whether intrigued by Oregon history, the high desert country, or memoirs of homesteading life, readers will be unable to resist these appealing stories of growing up amid the natural beauty of Steens country.. While vividly describing ranch life, Child of Steens Mountain also explores universal issues of parenting, making a living, and growing up. In an afterword, Scot reflects on McVicker’s experiences and describes the collaborative process—including a visit to the old homestead site—that led to this book. Images of