Where the Twenties Weren't Roaring

By Catherine Dycus

IF YOU ENJOY REAL LIFE STORIES about how things used to be, this is a must-read book. Catherine Dycus captures the excitement of a long trip in an open automobile, through rain, mud roads, ferries instead of bridges, and meager tourist accommodations, including outdoor privies.Spending summers on a Lyon County farm, she experiences new adventures every day in rural living, such as milking cows, gathering vegetables, and encountering snakes and yellow jackets. It was fun riding to town in a farm wagon, going to old time 'Camp Meeting, ' and attending social and box suppers at local one-room schoolhouses. Evenings, after supper, time was spent on the front porch listening to the katydids, whippoorwills, the old folks talk about the day's activities, and storytelling.WHERE THE TWENTIES WEREN'T ROARING describes life from 1926 to 1929, away from the boom times taking place in the cities. It reflects memories of the author, written through her eyes as an interested, observant child participating in the daily business of life, but too young and inexperienced to bear any responsibility.She relates how it felt to ride across the country in a touring car before the national highway system was developed. She depicts the eating, sleeping and sanitary accommodations available then.She tells of work activities, such as, worming tobacco, drying apples, milking, and hunting, and of such social activities as, a box supper, a cemetery cleaning off, Sunday school and Camp Meeting.These experiences take place in Lyon County, Kentucky, however, folks from many rural areas will find themselves on familiar ground.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556181981
• ISBN13: 9781556181986
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Brunswick Pub Co
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"