Grown' Up Country: Rural Life in the 1950's and 1960's (Signed First Edition)

Moore Jr., J. Everett

ISBN 10: 0985599901 / ISBN 13: 9780985599904

Published by Springfield Historic Preservation, 2012

About this Item

Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this engaging portrait of rural Sussex County, Delaware in the mid 20th century. A collections of observations and anecdotes about Sussex County in the 1950s and early 1960s with elements of the discussion spurred by photographs of period objects and scenes. Inscribed by Everett Moore to a previous owner on the front endpaper. Blue cloth, 228 pages, illustrated. Minimal sign of previous use.

Seller Inventory # 010153

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grown' Up Country: Rural Life in the 1950's and 1960's (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Springfield Historic Preservation
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0985599901
• ISBN 13: 9780985599904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This is a book that describes a rural lifestyle in the 1950's and 1960's. It is centered around the author's life in rural Sussex County, Delaware and describes farm life of the period. Readers from throughout the country have found the descriptions of the rural lifestyle similar to their own. Chapters Home Life, Work/Chores, Recreation, School, Television, Radio, Newspapers, Integration/Segregation etc.