Going After the Cows (ePub)
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Going After The Cows is a memoir that describes the life of a farm boy living in one of those communities in northwestern Missouri in the 1940s and 50s. During that time he witnessed the transition from horsepower to tractor power and changes to the agricultural economy which caused people to leave rural areas and small towns.
The author describes and reflects on experiences, institutions, and some of the people and special places that influenced his childhood. The narrative is divided into four interwoven parts. The first deals with daily events on the farm, including the havoc caused by a tornado and his experiences in rural schools and a country church. A second describes four neighbors who provided special memories: an alcoholic hired man; the authors nearest neighbor and hunting buddy; a wealthy neighbor who could not drive, but owned the latest model automobile; and a well-educated eccentric bachelor who could quote the classics. Several chapters are devoted to special places, including the marsh and creek, and to activities such as duck hunting and fishing that enriched daily life and led to his appreciation of nature. In the final chapter he reflects on changes which have occurred in rural life during the past sixty years, pleads for better resource management, and speculates on the future of this and similar communities.
Gary L. Jackson is Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Biosciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He grew up on a farm in northwest Missouri, graduated from the smallest high school in the state, and then attended the University of Missouri at Columbia, earning degrees in Wildlife Management and Zoology. He completed a PhD in Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois. Remaining at that institution, he taught physiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine for 33 years. His research on the brain and reproductive system took him across North America and to parts of Europe and Australia for professional meetings and sabbatical studies. The author of more than 100 refereed articles published in scientific journals, this is his first contribution to popular writing.
- Autor: Gary L Jackson
- 2008, 1 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: AUTHORHOUSE
- ISBN-10: 1467829536
- ISBN-13: 9781467829533
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.01.2008
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