{"product_id":"through-povertys-vale-a-hardscrabble-boyhood-in-upstate-new-york-1832-1862-paperback","title":"Through Poverty's Vale: A Hardscrabble Boyhood in Upstate New York, 1832-1862 - Paperback","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\u003eHenry Conklin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWendell Tripp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting his full-length reminiscence in a lonely Adirondack cabin during the winter of 1891-92, Henry Conklin recounts the first thirteen years of his life on a farm in Schoharie County, his young manhood in Herkimer County, and his service in the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e The story is one of a hardscrabble life, of farming on marginal land and struggling each day for necessary food and clothing. And yet Conklin asserts that these years were the happiest he knew. The Conklin family was close-knit, loving, and self-sufficient. They built their home, made their own clothing, and grew much of their food. Everyone contributed his or her share to the good of the family group. In this vivid portrayal of family life, we read about ordinary events that are unfamiliar to us today - weaving cloth, churning butter, making shingles, starting a fire with flint and steel, setting traps - and about the technology of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e With insight, humility, and a perspective gained through distance and time, Henry Conklin gives us a dramatic and moving narrative in which we become deeply involved. In telling his story, Conklin is not only reliving the past but also saving the events, experiences, and persons of his life from oblivion, and contributing to our historical knowledge of the rural backwaters of antebellum America.\u003cbr\u003e Conklin's reminiscence was preserved by his son and then by his grandson Roy Conklin, who brought it to the attention of Wendell Tripp. Several engravings supplement the text, and the editor has provided footnotes to many references that may be unclear to present day readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendell Tripp\u003c\/b\u003e was editorial associate with the New York State Historical Association and editor of \u003ci\u003eNew York History.\u003c\/i\u003e He has contributed articles to the \u003ci\u003eWisconsin Magazine of History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York State Town and Country Government\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.94 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1974\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468507201789,"sku":"9780815601173","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/aStORkNydFF5QkF2T2hvSzh6a05YUT09.webp?v=1777290273","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/through-povertys-vale-a-hardscrabble-boyhood-in-upstate-new-york-1832-1862-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}