I Could See Nothing - Crump Koehler, Mary Lou; Koehler, Lou Anna
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"Howdy, folks. This story starts back in 1886, in Henrietta, Texas. My name is Bob and I was six years old back then..." Thus speaks Bob Crump, the author's father, as he begins to describe the family's move to settle Lubbock County on the High Plains of Texas in 1890. His family was one of the first to homestead that area and his description of that empty, desolate grassland and everyday life on the scattered ranches opens a window into a vivid American West of yesterday, one that is rapidly fading away. Illustrated by old family photos, Bob's narrative will transport today's readers into the Texas of his childhood.…mehr

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"Howdy, folks. This story starts back in 1886, in Henrietta, Texas. My name is Bob and I was six years old back then..." Thus speaks Bob Crump, the author's father, as he begins to describe the family's move to settle Lubbock County on the High Plains of Texas in 1890. His family was one of the first to homestead that area and his description of that empty, desolate grassland and everyday life on the scattered ranches opens a window into a vivid American West of yesterday, one that is rapidly fading away. Illustrated by old family photos, Bob's narrative will transport today's readers into the Texas of his childhood.
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Autorenporträt
Mary Lou Crump Koehler grew up in Shallowater Texas. She received her B.S. degree in home economics from Texas Tech University. While she was serving as Home Economic Director for the Honolulu Gas Company in Hawaii, McCall's Magazine chose her as one of five to receive the American Gas Association Home Service Achievement Award. Since returning to the mainland, she and her husband, Dr. David L. Koehler, have made their home in Portland Oregon with their two daughters. Mary Lou taught cooking lessons at the YWCA and wrote a cookbook, Son-of-a-Gun to Sukiyaki. She enjoyed being a 4-H leader for 19 years, raised Polled Hereford cattle, volunteered at Leach Botanical Garden, and shared their home with students from Mexico, Japan, Spain, and Panama.