{"product_id":"take-me-home-to-woodstock-hardcover","title":"Take Me Home to Woodstock - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Cissna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Wienke of Woodstock, Illinois, is looking for a wife and Ida Doering of Racine, Wisconsin, has all but given up on finding a husband. Friends step in, and soon they are engaged in a long-distance courtship through letters, electric train trips, and this newfangled contraption called a telephone. Eventually, Ida can stand it no more. She forces the issue and the date is set. But moving to Woodstock means beginning a whole new life and moving in with John's mother. Now with John's job at the typewriter factory in jeopardy and a potential pregnancy to consider, John and Ida must decide whether to face the hardships of the new century together -- or apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of John, Ida, and their German emigrant families is told through narration, actual newspaper accounts from \u003cem\u003eThe Woodstock Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eRacine Journal Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and letters sent over the years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoodstock, thoroughly modern and prosperous in 1900, looms large in this story. As the town grows so does the family. Each chapter of \u003cem\u003eTake Me Home to Woodstock \u003c\/em\u003edetails one year in the lives of Ida, John, and their extended families. \u003cem\u003eTake Me Home to Woodstock\u003c\/em\u003e engages the reader in the day-to-day life, the trials and tribulations, the celebrations and joys of life in early Woodstock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457168687357,"sku":"9781646692026","price":30.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dXhiS2IrTVZIUXcwazdmdGRCdTFGQT09.webp?v=1777234550","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/take-me-home-to-woodstock-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}