Cardy Raper
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Recorded dialogs of the Frank Raper "siblings speak of life growing up on a dirt-poor farm with no modern conveniences but a plentitude [sic] of religious teachings and manual labor. They recount their hard-fought struggle to get an education and leave the farm for a more rewarding livelihood elsewhere. Their family reminiscences personalize a widespread movement from farm to urban ventures in early twentieth-century America" (p.xiv). Cardy Raper...