"Dearest Mae..."
Subtitle: a journey of love and family : a memoir
By: by Jane Rodgers Mechenbier with Elida Lechuga
Contributors: Lechuga, Elida
Publisher: Nuevo Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Los Ranchos, New Mexico
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781936745401
Subjects: Family; Biography; Social life and customs; American letters
Description: "Dearest Mae is a memoir written by Jane Rodgers Mechenbier about three generations of her family. The narrative describes the early marriage of her grandfather, John Beaven, an entrepreneur in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the late 1800's and early 1900's, and her grandmother, Mary Alice. The story later focuses on her mother, Teresa Mae Rodgers, in her life moving from social butterfly to wife and mother of thirteen, from widow at 49 to caregiver and matriarch. Much of the story is told in over 140 letters dating from 1911 through the 1970's, including love letters from Jane's father, Edward Rodgers, to her mother after their engagement"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Grandma and Grandpa Beaven; title: Courtship : a romance unfolds; title: Early marriage; title: Growing up in the country; title: Growing pains; title: Leaving the nest; title: Time marches on; title: Love to all; title: How life changed; title: When the going gets rough; title: Settling in again; title: Later years.