Second Hoeing

By Hope Williams Sykes

Book Overview

"Papa'll work her till she drops in the field " The backbreaking labor of German-Russian immigrants in the sugarbeet fields of Colorado is described with acute perception in Hope Sykes's Second Hoeing. First published in 1935, the novel was greeted in all quarters as an impressive and authoritative evocation of these recent immigrants and their struggle to realize the promise of their chosen country.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803291299
• ISBN13: 9780803291294
• Release Date: December 1982
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

BOOK

THIS IS THE SENCOND BOOK I'VE BOUGHT WITH THE SAME TITLE. EVERYONE JUST LOVES IT. ESPECIALLY SINCE I BELONG TO A VOLGA GERMAN SOCIETY.

The Hardships of Immigrants

This book was a very good book in that it showed the life of the German-Russian immigrant in the United States very well. The children of the immigrants have a hard time growing up in America, because the parents still want to live in the past. They want to do things the way that they were in the old country. This makes life very difficult for the main character. She has a difficult time because she can't do what she wants with her life because her father expects her to stay home and take care of the family.This book is a very good book with many details and symbols. Each section has its own meaning through its title, as each section is named for a different time of the harvest (of beats) season. I liked this book very well and would recommend it to others.