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Sheep, An Autobiography of Louise Turk, Woman Sheepherder
by Turk, Louise
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed inside cover by author, under front flap. Light reading wear.
- ISBN 10
- 1571972498
- ISBN 13
- 9781571972491
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Raleigh NC.: Pentland Press. Inc., 2001. First edition. No other printings indicated.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed inside cover by author, under front flap. Light reading wear.. 1 Dark blue paper over boards. Attractive color-photo illustrated jacket: herd of sheep, single black sheep front, wide open sky w/ purple titles. 432 p. B&W family photos. Audience: General/trade. Louise first met Brookie Turk when she was 11 or 12, and he had gone with her father and a few others to cut bee trees for their winter's honey supply. Then, they all sat around a table full of her mother's hot biscuits, consumed with honeycomb topping. Years later, they wed and made a sheep-herding life together in Wyoming. Born in 1921, married at 18, she raised 2 step-children and one of her own, made a home, and was a partner in the work of the ranch. Brookie died in 1981; Louise 'retired' in 1998 to a garden, and in her first year raised 12 orphan lambs, 8 baby chicks, did some history museum volunteering, and worked further on this book, 20 years in the making.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.A5910003517
- Title
- Sheep, An Autobiography of Louise Turk, Woman Sheepherder
- Author
- Turk, Louise
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed inside cover by author, under front flap. Light reading wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. No other printings indicated.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1571972498
- ISBN 13
- 9781571972491
- Publisher
- Pentland Press. Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Raleigh NC.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Wyoming farmers|Agriculture|Memoir|Hoofprints of the Past Museum|Stockham family history|Homesteading
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening & Sustainability;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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