From the Hidewood: Memories of a Dakota Neighborhood (Midwest Reflections) [Paperback]

Robert Amerson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Midwest Reflections | Publication Date: July 15, 1996

In 21 interwoven stories, author Robert Amerson re-creates life on his family's 160-acre farm in the remote Hidewood Hills of eastern South Dakota from 1934 to 1942. In exquisite detail, he portrays a particular moment in time with a power that could help many readers better understand their own pasts.

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"Though the work was hard, the luxuries few and opportunities were somewhat stifled, it's unlikely Amerson would trade his Hidewood experiences. Readers will cherish the images in much the same way." -- South Dakota Magazine

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Robert Amerson

Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press (July 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873513347
• ISBN-13: 978-0873513340
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,008,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A story of my neighborhood, June 2, 2002

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Diane Diekman (Sioux Falls, SD, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Hidewood: Memories of a Dakota Neighborhood (Midwest Reflections) (Hardcover)

I grew up two miles and one generation away from the setting of this story. It brought back childhood memories of familiar locations and names. The author uses an interesting technique of telling the story with different points of view in each chapter. It makes for enjoyable reading even though it's a mostly fiction story based on real characters. The author's POV is used often enough to bring out the emotions of a coming-of-age story and the social aspects of mid-Thirties farm life. There are many similarities between this Hidewood memoir and mine, "A Farm in the Hidewood: My South Dakota Home."

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like I was there, December 16, 2009

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Jenn S. (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: From the Hidewood: Memories of a Dakota Neighborhood (Midwest Reflections) (Hardcover)

My mother grew up in South Dakota and the stories she told me about the little school house, walking to school, weather, the people, and more are recreated in this wonderful book. It feels like I get to relive a part of her life. It is well written and the author pulled me into the story making wish I didn't have to close the cover.

4.0 out of 5 stars Some comments about "From The Hidewood", January 13, 2007

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Harriet Scott "Don Scott" (Sioux Falls, SD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Hidewood: Memories of a Dakota Neighborhood (Midwest Reflections) (Paperback)

I grew up in the Hidewood area and I have purchased some copies of this book as gifts which were given to old friends. The book is well written, factual, reasonably documented for a work of this sort, contains many names I recognize, and it provides an accurate verbal picture of life in this small part of the country during that period of time. I do not know the author, but his style certainly fits comfortably with the culture he describes. This is rural South Dakota depicted as I also recall it, and it has been written by one of our own. There is another author, Jim Roth, who has published a book titled "Memories of Estelline" which describes this same small region a couple of decades later in a series of short essays. However, I suspect books of this sort will be of interest to a rather limited population.