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The Egg and I
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The Egg and I Paperback - 1987

by Betty MacDonald

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"A work of real comic genius. . . . A wonderful, funny, warm, honest book, and, to use a much overused word, a classic." --Michael Korda, author of Country Matters

When Betty MacDonald married a Marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put their feet up and relax. And then came the children. Yet through every trial and pitfall--through chaos and catastrophe--this indomitable family somehow, mercifully, never lost its sense of humor.

A beloved literary treasure for more than half a century, Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I is a heartwarming and uproarious account of adventure and survival on an American frontier.

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When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put their feet up and relax. And then came the children. Yet through every trial and pitfall--through chaos and catastrophe--this indomitable family somehow, mercifully, never lost its sense of humor.

A beloved literary treasure for more than half a century, Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I is a heartwarming and uproarious account of adventure and survival on an American frontier.

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  • Title The Egg and I
  • Author Betty MacDonald
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
  • Publication date 1987-08-05
  • ISBN 9780060914288 / 0060914289
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Washington
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Washington (State), Farmers
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 87045068
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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