Family Farm: A Compilation Of Short Stories About Growing Up In Rural Minnesota In The 40's, 50's, and 60's [Paperback]

Kathleen Fixsen Hupalo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2002 | Series: Minnesota

Kathleeen Fixsen Hupalo's short stories chronicle what it was like growing up female on the Family Farm in the late 1940's, 1950's, and early 1960's. In a well-crafted autobiography, Hupalo invites us to share a time which has vanished in history, as she reaches back to explore social and human issues still with us today.

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About the Author

Kathleen Fixsen Hupalo lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her family and the family cats. Hupalo left the Family Farm in 1963 when she was awarded a scholarship in journalism from the University of Minnesota.

Hupalo became a college drop-out in 1964, but, eventually, returned to the University from which she received a four-year degree in sociology and, later, a law degree. Hupalo loves the movies and live theater. She is an avid Minnesota Twins fan and enjoys watching ice skating and hockey, as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: HCM Publishing (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967162424
• ISBN-13: 978-0967162423
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,774,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for anyone who ever grew up on one, July 11, 2002

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This review is from: Family Farm: A Compilation Of Short Stories About Growing Up In Rural Minnesota In The 40's, 50's, and 60's (Paperback)

Family Farm: A Compilation Of Short Stories About Growing Up In Rural Minnesota In The 40's, 50's, And 60's is the personal and engaging memoir of Kathleen Fixsen Hupalo, a woman who spent her childhood and young adulthood amid the ups and downs, the constant work, and the character defining, life-giving rewards of the family farm. A candid, sometimes nostalgic, always inspiring and heartfelt story of a young woman living and coming of age in a rural American midwest community, Family Farm is highly recommended reading for anyone who ever grew up on one -- or wishes that had!