A Tale of the Ozarks: Ralph and Velma Clark Posten: Some of their Kin and Their Times - Softcover

Posten, Donald E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099974240X ISBN 13: 9780999742402

Publisher: Bluff House, 2018

Synopsis

A Tale of the Ozarks features stories from the author's own ancestral pool. They include a young man kidnapped by the Shawnee; a poor farm boy becomes co-founder of Standard Oil. A home is later an historic site. Featured is the story of a soldier previous to, during and following the Civil war as he emigrates to the Ozarks, homesteads, and raises a large family. Life in the rural Missouri Ozarks is depicted as it follows a couple from youth to marriage, their struggles to make a living and lay claim to the American Dream. By referring to diaries, documents, memories of family members, personal correspondence ( including during the Civil War) and depicting local Ozark history, its values and customs, the book brings its character alive and personal, while also using them as representative of a way of life for many rural Americans.

About this title

About the Author

Donald Posten, MDIV, MA, MSW, learned to value and honor stories as he listened to clients during many years as a counselor and clinical social worker. He believes that our stories, both the ones we tell about ourselves and our ancestral familiies, help define who we are; that though the creation and sharing of such stories we can discover the heroic in ordinary lives and beauty in the mundane; all of which can enhance the meaning of our own lives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bluff House
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 099974240X
• ISBN 13: 9780999742402
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180