The Road from Spink: A Retrospective on Growing up in the Rural Midwest During the Great Depression and World War Ii
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M.L. Flados has a gift for making the meaningful and the mundane come alive in this retrospective of growing up Norwegian and Lutheran during the Great Depression. Her vivid narration of a former American lifestyle, is a remarkable sociological study of the dirty thirties and World War II. . Follow the Authors interesting, sometimes hilarious, sashay from her childhood on a midwestern farm to life as a college professors wife, registered nurse, motivational speaker and writer. The Road From Spink is historical, readable, infinitely funny.
The Road From Spink is a treasure. More than a personal family story, it is a sociological study of the Depression years and of a lifestyle in America that modern generations will never know. Bill Meyer, Publisher. President, Hoch Publishing Co. Inc., Marion, Kansas
For those who love history, The Road From Spink tells the story of an important era. It is a must read. Bruce Odson, Publisher, Leader Courier, Elk Point, South Dakota.
M.L. Flados writes with great detail and a sense of humor of growing up Norwegian and Lutheran in the Midwest.
Marjorie Klemme Flados
M. Flados relates to the history and lifestyles of a former era with the knowledge of one who walked the walk and talked the talk of her Norwegian Lutheran heritage. Being a child of the Great Depression did not preclude her finding joy in the challenging and momentous events taking place during her lifetime. A South Dakotan by birth, a Texan by marriage, her experiences as motivational speaker, registered nurse, fitness trainer, college professor’s wife and mother of three, add a special depth and perception to her writing. She is a resident of Harlingen, Texas. Describing herself as a “nice kid and a peachy dancer,” M. Flados provides the gift of laughter in this informative, historical, sometimes hilarious, life journey on The Road From Spink.
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