The beginner's cow : memories of a Volga German from Kansas /
by Loren Schmidtberger.
- 1 online resource
- American Midwest .
- American Midwest. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Section one; Early memories, and a dose of local history -- Section two; Grade school years -- Section three; Hays High School -- Section four; The halls of Saint Fidelis -- Section five; College and the army -- Section six; Graduate school, teaching at Saint Peter's College, married life -- Section seven; The senior years, and the end of an era -- Section eight; Life today -- Section nine; Thoughts, scattered and otherwise, on literature, verve, and verse.
"Loren Schmidtberger grew up in a Volga German community in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. He carried the legacy and lessons of his childhood with him when he left the farm and became a teacher in the eastern U.S."--Provided by publisher.
9781612481692 1612481698
2016015175
Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-
Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.)--Faculty--Biography. Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.)
1900-1999
Russian Germans--Kansas--Biography. German Americans--Kansas--Biography. Farm life--History--Kansas--Ellis County--20th century. Community life--History--Kansas--Ellis County--20th century. College teachers--New Jersey--Jersey City--Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical. HISTORY--State & Local--Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)--United States HISTORY--State & Local--West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)--United States College teachers. Community life. Farm life. German Americans. Manners and customs. Russian Germans. Universities and colleges--Faculty.
Kansas--Social life and customs--20th century. Ellis County (Kan.)--Social life and customs--20th century. Ellis County (Kan.)--Biography. Kansas. Kansas--Ellis County. New Jersey--Jersey City.