The Back Road to Thurber - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Laura Butler (Illustrator), Leo S. Bielinski Ph. D.Publish date:1993-06-01Pages:298
Language:EnglishPublisher:Joy Presswork CollectionISBN-13:9780963847621ISBN-10:963847627UPC:9780963847621Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCAXRAFF2E
The Back Road to Thurber
In The Back Road To Thurber, Leo Bielinski looks through the eyes of ethnic immigrants to tell the story of life in a Texas coal mining town. The story is based in part on actual events, and those who know Thurber, Texas, will recognize it immediately as the setting. In Bielinski's novel, Thurber becomes the stage upon which Italian, Polish, and other immigrants come face to face with the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Joy Presswork CollectionISBN-13:9780963847621ISBN-10:963847627UPC:9780963847621Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCAXRAFF2E
The author's family has been a part of the Thurber locale for over 115 years. His grandfather dug Thurber coal for 31 years (1890-1921). His mother, in all her 90 years, never lived farther than two miles from her birth place in Thurber. Today Leo Bielinski still maintains his grandfather's homestead in Mingus (Thurber Junction). With this background it is understandable why Bielinski is eager to...
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