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    King of the Hill
    King of the Hill
    King of the Hill
    Ebook60 pages33 minutes

    King of the Hill

    By Nelda B. Gaydou and Sabrina Bedford

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    Ten entertaining biographical stories set in Dickens County, Texas portray rural life during the Great Depression. They reflect the straitened circumstances, strong work ethic and close sense of community of the time, as well as the resilience and ingenuity of that generation. Despite the difficulties, or perhaps because of them, Benji’s childhood was marked by strong family ties and sheer love of life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherProgressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
    Release dateMay 10, 2018
    ISBN9781946329714
    King of the Hill
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    Nelda B. Gaydou

    Nelda Bedford de Gaydou se crio bilingüe y bicultural. Nació en Rosario, Argentina de padres misioneros estadounidenses. Pasó su niñez y adolescencia en la Argentina e hizo sus estudios universitarios en literatura e historia en los Estados Unidos. Repartió su vida adulta entre los dos países hasta radicarse definitivamente en las Sierras de Córdoba con su esposo, con quien comparte tres hijos, cuatro nietos y tres perros labradores. En 2017, la versión del libro en inglés (“To the Ends of the Earth”) obtuvo el primer puesto en biografía general de un concurso internacional (International Book Awards). Nelda Bedford Gaydou was born and raised in Argentina by missionary parents from the U.S. Growing up, she lived in Rosario, Comodoro Rivadavia and Buenos Aires. She attended Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin, earning degrees in English Literature, History, and Spanish Literature. Nelda speaks several languages and works as a translator in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. Nelda and her husband, who have three children and four grandchildren, live in the mountains of Córdoba, Argentina. Her book, “To the Ends of the Earth: High Plains to Patagonia,” won the 2017 International Book Award for General Biography.

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