| From Pigtails and Pinafores: My mother's life growing up in the Florida gulf Contributor(s): Hawkins, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595373038 ISBN-13: 9780595373031 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: "From Pigtails and Pinafores" is Liz Hawkins' first published work. This is a project she and her mother Elsie Smith began in 1997, but allowed to fall by the wayside for eight years. However, they rededicated themselves to completing the book in 2005. The inspiration for the book title simply comes from the way her mother described how she and her sisters often wore their hair in two braids, which they referred to as pigtails, and wore dresses with sleeveless apron-like garments over them called pinafores. This book is a delightful mix of humor, history and heart about a young girl growing up in the Florida gulf during 1930's Depression era and 1940's war era. It's also about family, love, caring and sharing. You will laugh, cry, and cry while laughing as Elsie shares her experiences about living with a number of relatives for the first ten years of her life, then living with her strict and domineering father until age 18. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born May 30, 1931, in a little town called Bagdad, Florida, in Santa Rosa County, Elsie Underwood Smith came from humble beginnings. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a seamstress. In From Pigtails and Pinafores, author Elizabeth Hawkins helps tell her mother's life story. Offering a mix of humor, history, and heart, this memoir narrates anecdotes about a young girl growing up in the Florida Gulf during 1930s Depression era and 1940s war era. It details how Elsie was surrounded by family, love, caring, and sharing. She discusses her experiences living with a number of relatives for the first ten years of her life and then with her strict and domineering father until she turned eighteen. From Pigtails and Pinafores describes Elsie's humorous and real-life adventures and the mischief that often came her way. With photos and family trees included, this collection of stories shares one family's treasured history and legacy. |
