TY - BOOK AU - Schmidtberger,Loren F. TI - The beginner's cow: memories of a Volga German from Kansas T2 - American Midwest SN - 9781612481692 AV - F690.R85 U1 - 978.1/19 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Kirksville, Missouri PB - Truman State University Press KW - Schmidtberger, Loren F., KW - Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.) KW - Faculty KW - Biography KW - fast KW - Russian Germans KW - Kansas KW - German Americans KW - Farm life KW - Ellis County KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Community life KW - College teachers KW - New Jersey KW - Jersey City KW - Américains d'origine allemande KW - Biographies KW - Vie à la ferme KW - Ellis (Comté) KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Communauté KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Historical KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - United States KW - State & Local KW - Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) KW - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) KW - Manners and customs KW - Universities and colleges KW - Social life and customs KW - Ellis County (Kan.) KW - Mœurs et coutumes KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1426580 ER -