Mr. Williams
by Karen Barbour
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The powerful and personal story of one American childhood, when Mr. Williams was a boy growing up in Arcadia, Louisiana, Calvin Coolidge was president, Martin Luther King Jr. had just been born, and children worked hard in the fields for most of the year. Many years later, Karen Barbour grew up hearing Mr. Williams tell stories about his childhood. In this beautiful book, she not only shares the memories he passed on to her but also creates stunning paintings to illustrate them. The story of show more Mr. J. W. Williams, lovingly told by his friend, evokes a specific time and place in American history in a way that is immediate, intimate, and relevant. show lessTags
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Born in the same year as Martin Luther King. Jr., Mr. Williams saw many changes during his lifetime. In this book he talks about his childhood in the 1930s on a Louisiana farm with pigs and chickens but no electricity. Karen Barbour wrote down this oral history.
Talks about what growing up in the 1930's was like.What his life was like growing up on a farm. This would be reading material for elementary grades.
This is a story about how Mr. Williams so changes being made through his lifetime.
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- 973.0496073 — History & geography History of North America United States United States Ethnic And National Groups Other Groups African Americans African Americans
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- F379 .A73 .B37 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Louisiana
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