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Mary Emma and Company by Ralph Moody (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Publication Date: 1994-02-01. Number of Pages: 235. Weight: 0.56 lbs. ISBN10: 0803282117. Publisher: UNIV OF NEBRASKA PR.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803282117
ISBN-139780803282117
eBay Product ID (ePID)725075
Product Key Features
Book TitleMary Emma and Company
Number of Pages236 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, General, Girls & Women, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, History
AuthorRalph Moody
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-043936
Reviews""Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother's kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven.""-- Chicago Sunday Tribune ""In Ralph Moody's . . . book of young memories grinding poverty is overshadowed by the diligence that overcame it. Bitter cold is forgot-ten in heartwarming affection and humor. Unpretentious courage lights every page.""-- Christian Science Monitor ""It is a story of family industry and ingenuity. . . . A well-told story, full of interesting detail about life in the first part of the twentieth century, and children, particularly, will find it pleasant reading.""-- New York Herald Tribune Books, "Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother''s kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven." Chicago Sunday Tribune, "In Ralph Moody's . . . book of young memories grinding poverty is overshadowed by the diligence that overcame it. Bitter cold is forgot-ten in heartwarming affection and humor. Unpretentious courage lights every page." Christian Science Monitor, "It is a story of family industry and ingenuity. . . . A well-told story, full of interesting detail about life in the first part of the twentieth century, and children, particularly, will find it pleasant reading."- New York Herald Tribune Books, "Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother's kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven."-Chicago Sunday Tribune, "It is a story of family industry and ingenuity. . . . A well-told story, full of interesting detail about life in the first part of the twentieth century, and children, particularly, will find it pleasant reading." New York Herald Tribune Books, "In Ralph Moody's . . . book of young memories grinding poverty is overshadowed by the diligence that overcame it. Bitter cold is forgot-ten in heartwarming affection and humor. Unpretentious courage lights every page."- Christian Science Monitor, "Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother's kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven."--Chicago Sunday Tribune. "In Ralph Moody's . . . book of young memories grinding poverty is overshadowed by the diligence that overcame it. Bitter cold is forgot-ten in heartwarming affection and humor. Unpretentious courage tights every page."--Christian Science Monitor. "It is a story of family industry and ingenuity. . . . A well-told story, full of interesting detail about life in the first part of the twentieth century, and children, particularly, will find it pleasant reading."--New York Herald Tribune Books., "Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother''s kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven."-Chicago Sunday Tribune, "Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother's kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven."- Chicago Sunday Tribune, "It is a story of family industry and ingenuity. . . . A well-told story, full of interesting detail about life in the first part of the twentieth century, and children, particularly, will find it pleasant reading."-New York Herald Tribune Books, "In Ralph Moody's . . . book of young memories grinding poverty is overshadowed by the diligence that overcame it. Bitter cold is forgot-ten in heartwarming affection and humor. Unpretentious courage lights every page."-Christian Science Monitor
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisThe protagonist, Mary Emma Moody, widowed mother of six, has taken her family east in 1912 to begin a new life. Her son, Ralph, then thirteen, recalls how the Moodys survive that first bleak winter in a Massachusetts town. Money and prospects are lacking, but not so faith and resourcefulness. "Mother" in Little Britches and Man of the Family , Mary Emma emerges fully as a character in this book, and Ralph, no longer called "Little Britches," comes into his own. The family's run-ins with authority and with broken furnaces in winter are evocative of a full and warm family life. Mary Emma & Company continues the Moody saga that started in Colorado with Little Britches and runs through Man of the Family and The Home Ranch . All these titles have been reprinted as Bison Books, as has The Fields of Home , in which Ralph leaves the Massachusetts town for his grandfather's farm in Maine.
LC Classification NumberPS3563.O5535M37 1994
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- Nov 21, 2015
A GREAT READ !!!!! What a touching, family story. They all pulled together, worked hard, and didn't complain. Was hard to put down !!!!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 22, 2021
Great book, great series
This book is good in a series or alone.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Sep 24, 2019
Good read
Love the whole series!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
