Limping through Life
A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir
خاطرات فلجاطفال مزرعه بویر
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Starred review from May 15, 2013
Born and raised on a Wisconsin farm, Apps (agricultural & life sciences, emeritus, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison; Horse-Drawn Days: A Century of Farming with Horses) contracted polio at age 12; the debilitating disease would affect him physically and emotionally forever. He tells of his struggles with a "gimpy" leg and feelings of worthlessness that last to this day. Each chapter offers a vignette from Apps's life, including the onset of polio, the recovery period, farm life, his education from grade school through a Ph.D., army life, and working as a writer. More than just a memoir of polio, the book is a tribute to the people who helped Apps along the way to his successes in life. VERDICT Written in plain language intended to inform and not impress, this book is an especially good pick for young readers. It will also be appreciated by anyone interested in rural life, lessons in tenacity, and how to "do the best you can with what you've got." A wonderful story with a great theme.--Julia A. Watson, Marywood Univ. Lib., Scranton, PA
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