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- catalog abstract "Sarah Fisher's brief daily notations, recorded on a calendar throughout 1976 and 1977, reveal an ongoing account of her seasonal routine. In many ways the straightforward simplicity of her writing is a reflection of her life near rural Kalona, Iowa, a life filled with what Martha Davis calls look-easy tasks undertaken without the conveniences of electricity, phones, or automobiles. For Sarah, diaries are a record. "A diary can settle a question, a disagreement," she tells Martha. "You look back and see what took place. That's history." Through their conversations, Martha soon discovered she had more in common with Sarah than diary writing. Though Davis lived in mainstream culture, an "English" person as the Amish say, like Sarah she grew up on a farm in rural Iowa during the 1950s and 1960s. Like Martha, Sarah had spent several years as a teacher. In Sarah's Seasons Martha Davis shares their common experiences and common interests - gardening, quilting, and cooking. Alongside Sarah's diary, Martha presents their shared recipes and conversations as well as reflections on her own more modern existence. Because of her friendship with Sarah, the author found a new sense of belonging to and purpose in the mainstream world. In the end, Sarah's diary becomes for Martha a meditation on time and community.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b10556607.
- catalog contributor b10556608.
- catalog coverage "Kalona Region (Iowa) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]).".
- catalog description "Sarah Fisher's brief daily notations, recorded on a calendar throughout 1976 and 1977, reveal an ongoing account of her seasonal routine. In many ways the straightforward simplicity of her writing is a reflection of her life near rural Kalona, Iowa, a life filled with what Martha Davis calls look-easy tasks undertaken without the conveniences of electricity, phones, or automobiles. For Sarah, diaries are a record. "A diary can settle a question, a disagreement," she tells Martha. "You look back and see what took place. That's history." Through their conversations, Martha soon discovered she had more in common with Sarah than diary writing. Though Davis lived in mainstream culture, an "English" person as the Amish say, like Sarah she grew up on a farm in rural Iowa during the 1950s and 1960s. Like Martha, Sarah had spent several years as a teacher. In Sarah's Seasons Martha Davis shares their common experiences and common interests - gardening, quilting, and cooking. Alongside Sarah's diary, Martha presents their shared recipes and conversations as well as reflections on her own more modern existence. Because of her friendship with Sarah, the author found a new sense of belonging to and purpose in the mainstream world. In the end, Sarah's diary becomes for Martha a meditation on time and community.".
- catalog extent "179 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Sarah's seasons.".
- catalog identifier "0877455961 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "087745597X (paper : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0877457425".
- catalog isFormatOf "Sarah's seasons.".
- catalog isPartOf "A Bur oak original".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Iowa City : University of Iowa Press,".
- catalog relation "Sarah's seasons.".
- catalog spatial "Iowa Kalona Region".
- catalog spatial "Kalona Region (Iowa) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "977.7/923 21".
- catalog subject "Amish Iowa Kalona Region Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Amish women Iowa Kalona Region Diaries.".
- catalog subject "F629.K25 D39 1997".
- catalog subject "Fisher, Sarah Diaries.".
- catalog title "Sarah's seasons : an Amish diary & conversation / by Martha Moore Davis.".
- catalog type "Diaries. fast".
- catalog type "text".