Cotton & Corn: A Place, A Life, A Memory - Novel

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Cotton & Corn: A Place, A Life, A Memory

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This novel is based upon my late aunt's memoir, period specific memoirs, historical records, and other original source documents.

Dedicated to those farming families who were,
are, and always will be
the life-giving foundations our hungry world so desperately needs.

The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl era of Oklahoma's history hit its farming communities hard, but the hopeful, optimistic simplicities of youth prevailed and birthed a new generation, a strong and determined generation, a generation of patriotic, hard-working Americans.
Listen as Rae Ann tells the story of life as it was during the years of 1929 through 1940 in Oklahoma. Her story is one of faith and inspiration, of life's joys and life's hardships, of youthful courage and hopeful dreams.
Cotton & Corn is filled with straight-forward, poignant, and unforgettable remembrances as experienced by this young girl and those around her. Travel back to the days when the work ethics and lifestyles forged what it meant to be a human being; back to a time when the friendships one formed and nurtured created bonds that would last a lifetime.

Chapter One
HERE: Oklahoma 1929

Chapter Two
HERE: Highs & Lows

Chapter Three
HERE: Oklahoma Summer

Chapter Four
HERE: Picture Day

Chapter Five
HERE: Howling Coyotes

Chapter Six
HERE: Inkwells & Pigtails

Chapter Seven
HERE: Jawbreakers

Chapter Eight
HERE: A Blizzard’s Revenge

Chapter Nine
HERE: Living Room Decor

Chapter Ten
HERE: As Chickens Grow

Chapter Eleven
HERE: The Staples of Life

Chapter Twelve
HERE: Dry Times

Chapter Thirteen
HERE: The Wally & Thelma Jones Farm

Chapter Fourteen
HERE: Mister Richardson

Chapter Fifteen
HERE: Christmas Cheers

Chapter Sixteen
HERE: Cotton Pickers

Chapter Seventeen
HERE: The Summer of ‘39

Chapter Eighteen
HERE: Hands of the Almighty

Chapter Nineteen
HERE: Fried Green Tomatoes & Watermelon

Chapter Twenty
HERE: Corn on the Cob

Chapter Twenty-One
HERE: Sowing & Reaping

 

Epilogue
HERE: Epilogue

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Copyright © 2014
Royce A. Ratterman
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 This novel is a work of fiction. References to actual people, living or deceased, names, events, establishments, organizations, locales, vessels, and incidents, are either drawn from the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Though this is a work of fiction, many of the stories, anecdotes, and locales included herein were inspired by actual events of history.
Some locales, events, and names used in the book are factual; however, any dialogue or activity presented is purely fictional in overall content. All other characters, incidents, and dialogues, etc. are not to be construed as
actual or real in nature; any resemblances are purely
and unintentionally coincidental.

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