{"product_id":"a-tale-of-the-ozarks-ralph-and-velma-clark-posten-some-of-their-kin-and-their-times-paperback-1","title":"A Tale of the Ozarks: Ralph and Velma Clark Posten: Some of their Kin and Their Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald E. Posten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Tale of the Ozarks features stories from the author's own ancestral pool. They include a young man kidnapped by the Shawnee; a poor farm boy becomes co-founder of Standard Oil. A home is later an historic site. Featured is the story of a soldier previous to, during and following the Civil war as he emigrates to the Ozarks, homesteads, and raises a large family. Life in the rural Missouri Ozarks is depicted as it follows a couple from youth to marriage, their struggles to make a living and lay claim to the American Dream. By referring to diaries, documents, memories of family members, personal correspondence ( including during the Civil War) and depicting local Ozark history, its values and customs, the book brings its character alive and personal, while also using them as representative of a way of life for many rural Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Posten, MDIV, MA, MSW, learned to value and honor stories as he listened to clients during many years as a counselor and clinical social worker. He believes that our stories, both the ones we tell about ourselves and our ancestral familiies, help define who we are; that though the creation and sharing of such stories we can discover the heroic in ordinary lives and beauty in the mundane; all of which can enhance the meaning of our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46718041587909,"sku":"9780999742402","price":17.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/uZAsSqmCy9780999742402_65567080-e4d0-48f1-9d49-7045ba2b8b68.webp?v=1786583979","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-tale-of-the-ozarks-ralph-and-velma-clark-posten-some-of-their-kin-and-their-times-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}