Patricia Beatty (1922–1991)
Author of Turn Homeward, Hannalee
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Treasure Island Trek; Children's Author & Illustrator Festival Saturday Oct, 18, 1969 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1922-08-26
- Date of death
- 1991-07-09
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Lapush, Washington, USA
- Places of residence
- Portland, Oregon, USA
California, USA - Occupations
- teacher
librarian
writer
professor (English) - Relationships
- Beatty, John Louis (husband)
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Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee (A Troll Book) by Patricia Beatty
This book is about Hannalee who has arrived back home in Georgia, only to find that with the mill gone there is no work to be had, so she and her family head to what is left of Atlanta, she needed to rebuild the devastated city. It was an okay book, but I got bored throughout it.
This is a childhood favorite of mine, one I first read as a library book and was later able to find in paperback. I think it's been at least 20 years since I last read it, but I picked it up again for research reasons. The book continues to be a delight.
The book addresses a little known bit of history--women librarians, roaming the American wilderness to get books to the people. Eight Mules is set in 1916 in the vicinity of Monterey, California. Fayette's widowed mother, a new graduate from the librarian school, gets a job (due to some meddling on Fayette's part) to take books by mule to "desperate ladies" in an isolated coastal mountain town. Fayette and her little brother go along for a wild ride plagued by an endless string of disasters that she attributes to a particular collection of Poe.… (more)
The book addresses a little known bit of history--women librarians, roaming the American wilderness to get books to the people. Eight Mules is set in 1916 in the vicinity of Monterey, California. Fayette's widowed mother, a new graduate from the librarian school, gets a job (due to some meddling on Fayette's part) to take books by mule to "desperate ladies" in an isolated coastal mountain town. Fayette and her little brother go along for a wild ride plagued by an endless string of disasters that she attributes to a particular collection of Poe.… (more)
Ordinary recipes for main dishes, salads, cakes, pies, etc.
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