Before modern conveniences
Subtitle: one Finnish farm family, 1917-1927
By: Helmi Kortes-Erkkila ; illustrated by her daughter, Lynne Meier.
Publisher: Hats Off Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Kortes-Erkkila, Helmi -- Juvenile literature.; Kortes-Erkkila, Helmi.; Finnish Americans -- Washington (State) -- Woodland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Farm life -- Washington (State) -- Woodland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Finnish Americans -- Biography.; Women -- Biography.; Farm life -- Washington (State) -- Woodland -- History -- 20th century.; Woodland (Wash.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Woodland (Wash.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography.
Description: The experiences of a Finnish-American girl growing up on a farm in Washington State from 1917 to 1927, focusing on the lessons she learns from her hard-working parents and her own determination to succeed at school.