The Only Place To Be: The Autobiography Of Olive Gardner Cole Whitemen
Whiteman, Olive
(Muriel Frances Cole, Enfield, 1993)
At her death, the author left behind stacks of handwritten manuscripts containing autobiographical stories & fictional writings based on her life. She grew up on an isolated farm in Grafton, N.H., married in 1925 at the age of 17, raised 7 children on a farm in Lebanon, N.H. The majority of the book tells of her life growing up on the farm. Copies of family photographs illustrate the text. A fascinating look back at rural life in early 20th century N.H.
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