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The Stump Farm
Trials of Bobby during the time Canada brought its soldiers back from the Second World War. The hardships of the time go unnoticed by a young boy more concerned with genuine moose hide moccasins, his grandfather's .22 and a Marilyn Monroe pin-up on the outhouse wall. Through this naïve youth we see a world without cynicism and harsh realities 1 a time when our needs were simple and laughter came easily.
- GenresHumor
201 pages, Paperback
First published May 22, 2002
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February 3, 2018
A bright, sweet memoir of growing up in rural Canada.
June 14, 2020
Entertaining homey stories from childhood on the farm.
May 11, 2025
What a sweet little book ☺️
May 31, 2020
A nice set of early memories from a young lad on the family farm in rural Alberta, in the late 1940s, following the end of the Second World War.
Humorous, heart warming accounts of everyday life in an era long forgotten, a lovely visit back to a time of simplicity and hardships that were taken in stride, when laughter was important, even if you were the victim of some of the events!
Humorous, heart warming accounts of everyday life in an era long forgotten, a lovely visit back to a time of simplicity and hardships that were taken in stride, when laughter was important, even if you were the victim of some of the events!
August 3, 2010
As the back cover says: "Enjoy the trials of Bobby as we take a humorous journey back through time to a world forgotten. A time when young Canada was bringing back its boys from the Second World War, but the hardships were unnoticed by a young boy who was more concerned with genuine moose hide moccasins, his Grandfather's .22 and the pin-up of Marilyn Munroe on the outhouse wall. Live his adventures, laugh at his antics as the author recalls the age of innocence. View this naive youth with love and laughter as we reminisce about better times. Times when we were too young to see the cynicism and harsh realities of the world; when our needs were simple and laughter came easily."
Local Canadiana. Old-timers from Alberta will be familiar with these kind of stories - especially the clay roads as described in chapter 3.
Local Canadiana. Old-timers from Alberta will be familiar with these kind of stories - especially the clay roads as described in chapter 3.
November 15, 2014
As I am using the Sonlight curriculum, which is American, and there is no Canadian history to choose, my grandfather ( proudly Canadian ) took it upon himself to provide me with a sufficient Knowledge of Canadian history. So he lent me several historical books. The stump farm was one of them. I didn't want to wait till next year to read all the books he lent me, so I started to read them ahead of time. So u chose the stump farm, and the next thing I knew, I was captured between its pages by its funny stories, sad stories, - real stories. I quickly read 5/6 of it, but stopped when my Mom moved ( with me of course ) to a different city. But after we settled in I read the rest and thoroughly got back Into the story again. So I read "beyond the stump farm". Both are great collections of true stories, and I definitely recommend them.
May 19, 2021
It was a fun, easy to read book about a country boy and his memories of growing up in a simpler but tough time in our Alberta history. I had many a grin and a few giggles.
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November 27, 2017amusing little book to enjoy
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