{"product_id":"the-southern-child-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Southern Child: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy G. Widener\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Gantts of Rayflin lives on in the final book, \u003cem\u003eSouthern Child: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e. The author describes in her own words her childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I lived basically the same life as my granddaddy, uncle, and daddy. By the time I came along, we did have electricity, added in 1948. Otherwise, things were pretty much the same, no indoor plumbing, and only wood as a heat source. The barn was torn down before my time, but the land was still farmed. Daddy was never a farmer, he worked in a cotton mill in the nearest town. Having been born after my Granddaddy Kelly's death, I never knew him personally. However, through the stories passed down to me, I always felt like I did. The old unpainted clapboard house built in 1912 still stands on a dirt road called Swamp Rabbit Road, less than a mile 'as the crow flies' from the black waters of the North Edisto River. We were happy go lucky kids and grew up with a sense of independence and strong guidance from our elders. Imagination was the key to our entertainment. I have included many of the mishaps and ways we devised to amuse ourselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouthern Child g\u003c\/em\u003eives true insight into what country life in the South was like for children in the 1950's and 60's, from someone who lived that life. It was a different world then.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742242246719,"sku":"9781947309852","price":23.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7849d5b8ac7feb3af08d439a7d531e96.webp?v=1765163143","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-southern-child-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}