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Viewing a Rural Past
出版Amherst Press, 2000
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralHistory / United States / GeneralHumor / GeneralSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Sociology / Rural
ISBN09424959779780942495973
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fYoIAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Symbols -- they are all around us and we take them for granted. They are the symbols of our rural past, scattered throughout the countryside, on farmsteads, in villages, and at the crossroads where dusty trails once converged. Many are easily seen, others less so as time has aged, rusted, and hidden them behind the icons of progress. These symbols are reminders of early home life in the country, work on the farm, how rural people kept in touch, the importance of community, and how farm folks relaxed and had fun. Some of the symbols have little or no practical use today: windmills, threshing machines, water-driven gristmills, walking plows. Others are as significant now as they were long ago: country churches, rural mail carriers, telephones, and polka bands. All the symbols are important, whether practical or not, for they are reminders of our histories, of the days when our ancestors worked the land, raised their children, shared with their neighbors, and passed on a legacy of values and beliefs to future generations. Book jacket.