A Root of Jesse
by David E. Manley
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In this engrossing three-generation family saga, David E. Manley utilized diaries, correspondence, and newspaper and journal coverage of the times to present a composite portrait of his grandfather, his parents, an his own "growing up" years from colonial India to the prune fields of northern California. His tale is, in a sense, about the conflict between cultures; but it is also about the interplay between members of one family-- how they love one another, how they test one another, and how show more they all grow up. Through his painstaking research David explores family myths that have mystified him since childhood, reveals skeletons and treasures in his family's past. Through David's eyes we experience Healdsburg and the neighboring Russian River communities in the 1930s and 1940s; colonial and missionary life in India; World War II in both India and in small-town America; heroes, friends, sex, sports, careers, literature, music, art, and even prune-picking. show lessClassifications
- DDC/MDS
- 792.028 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Stage presentations modified standard subdivisions Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, miscellany Acting and Performance
- LCC
- PN2287 .M29 .A3 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Dramatic representation. The theater Special regions or countries
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- English
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