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  • Ringlingville USA

    The Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success

    by Jerry Apps ...
    The Ringling Brothers began their business under the most modest of circumstances and through hard work, business savvy, and some luck created the largest, most famous circus in the world. They became wealthy men, one 50 cent admission ticket at a time.Ringlingville USA chronicles the brothers' journey from immigrant poverty to enduring glory as the kings of the circus world. The Ringlings and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • When the White Pine Was King

    A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin

    by Jerry Apps ...
    “From the ring of the ax in the woods, to the scream of the saw blade in the mill, to the founding of many of Wisconsin’s communities, Jerry Apps does an outstanding job bringing Wisconsin’s logging and lumbering heritage to life.”—Kerry P. Bloedorn, director, Rhinelander Pioneer Park Historical ComplexFor more than half a century, logging, lumber production, and affiliated enterprises in ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Old Farm

    A History

    by Jerry Apps ...
    One of the Midwest's best-loved authors tells the story of his land, from the last great glacier that dug out its valleys and formed its hills, to his own family's 40 year relationship with the beloved farm they call Roshara. In this quiet but epic tale, Apps describes the Native Americans who lived on the land for hundreds of years, tapping the maple trees and fishing the streams and lakes, as ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Living a Country Year

    Wit and Wisdom from the Good Old Days

    by Jerry Apps ...
    Jerry App’s farm stories open the barn door to understanding life in the country.“Even with the all the hard work, we had more time (perhaps we took more time) to enjoy what was all around us: nights filled with starlight, days with clear blue skies and puffy clouds. Wonderful smells everywhere—fresh mown hay, wildflowers, and apple blossoms. Interesting sounds—the rumble of distant thunder, an ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Old Farm Country Cookbook

    Recipes, Menus, and Memories

    by Jerry Apps, Susan Apps-Bodilly ...
    When Jerry Apps was growing up on a Wisconsin farm in the 1930s and 1940s, times were tough. Yet most folks living on farms had plenty to eat. Preparing food from scratch was just the way things were done, and people knew what was in their food and where it came from. Delicious meals were at the center of every family and social affair, whether it be a threshing-day dinner with all the neighbors, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Every Farm Tells a Story

    A Tale of Family Values

    by Jerry Apps ...
    Jerry Apps details the virtues and hardships of rural living.“Do your chores without complaining. Show up on time. Do every job well. Always try to do better. Never stop learning. Next year will be better. Care for others, especially those who have less than you. Accept those who are different from you. Love the land.”In this paperback edition of a beloved Jerry Apps classic, the rural historian ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • More Than Words

    A Memoir of a Writing Life

    by Jerry Apps ...
    In this combination memoir and craft book, award-winning author Jerry Apps shares the next phase in his life story begun in Limping through Life and Once a Professor. Beginning with a boyhood surrounded by storytellers, Jerry takes readers along on his path to becoming one of the Midwest’s best-known and most revered writers. In characteristic no-nonsense style, he shares the joys, disappointments ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Horse-Drawn Days

    A Century of Farming with Horses

    by Jerry Apps ...
    Before tractors or steam engines arrived on the farm, horses did all the heavy work. From spring plowing to the fall harvest, the mighty draft horse powered farms across the Midwest. Relied upon to complete a multitude of tasks, including towing threshing machines and plows, hauling milk to the local cheese factory, and pulling the family buggy to church each Sunday, these animals were at the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Wisconsin Agriculture

    A History

    by Jerry Apps ...
    "I'm embarrassed to say I thought I knew anything substantial about Wisconsin agriculture or its history before I read this book. 'Wisconsin Agriculture' should be required reading in history classes from high school to the collegiate level. It makes me thankful that Jerry Apps has such a sense of commitment to Wisconsin's agricultural heritage--and to getting the story right." --Pam Jahnke, Farm ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Telling your story

    Preserve Your History Through Storytelling

    by Jerry Apps ...
    From the winner of the 2014 Regional Emmy Award for A Farm Winter with Jerry AppsJerry Apps, renowned author and veteran storyteller, believes that storytelling is the key to maintaining our humanity, fostering connection, and preserving our common history. In Telling Your Story, he offers tips for people who are interested in telling their own stories. Readers will learn how to choose stories ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lunkers, Keepers, and Ones that Got Away

    Fish Tales from Four Generations of Anglers

    by Jerry Apps ...
    Stories of fishing with family and friends by beloved author Jerry AppsFrom his first experiences going fishing with his pa as a boy, Jerry Apps was hooked. Eighty-some years later, Apps reflects on a lifetime of fishing and the memories and lessons hauled in along the way. As he recounts the simple pleasures of casting a line from shore on a warm summer evening or reeling in a lunker on opening ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Once a Professor

    A Memoir of Teaching in Turbulent Times

    by Jerry Apps ...
    Farm boy professor shares a life of lessons.“I never wanted to be a professor,” writes Jerry Apps in the introduction to Once a Professor. Yet a series of unexpected events and unplanned experiences put him on an unlikely path—and led to a thirty-eight-year career at the University of Wisconsin.In this continuation of the Apps life story begun in his childhood memoir Limping through Life, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD