Two Longs and a Short: An Ozark Boyhood Remembered [Paperback]

Phillip Steele (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2004

Long before cell phones and computers, home telephones were designated by a sequence of rings.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Joe and Rena Gilliland raised their two daughters on this eighty-acre farm east of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Stories Joe told on their front porch after dinner encouraged his grandson, Phillip Steele, to record these memories of early Ozark culture. "Early Ozark farm families' lives were hard, but they shared a sense of responsibility and commitment to their community. Their daily life is remembered by the little boy who spent long, lazy summer afternoons in his grandpa's hay loft, bathed in the warmth of the land and the solidarity of its citizens. While you're sharing his memories, don't be surprised if you're taken back to a time when water was sweet and no one could cook like Grandma. Then go right ahead and make yourself some buttermilk biscuits with blackberry jam." --Jan Cooper, editor and friend

About the Author

Western writer Phillip W. Steele serves as president of the National Outlaw and Lawman History Association and is a member of the Western Writers of America. Steele's other books include The Many Faces of Jesse James (pb), Jesse and Frank James: The Family History (pb), and Outlaws and Gunfighters of the Old West (pb/cass). All are published by Pelican.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (March 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589802012
• ISBN-13: 978-1589802018
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,300,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)