"And The Coyotes Howled" by Riley Helmstetter
Sun 6/30/2013
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"AND THE COYOTES HOWLED"
Family Adventures in Pleasant Valley
I. Riley Helmstetter
Riley Helmstetter tells the heartwarming story of her childhood in Pleasant Valley, near Rice, Washington, in simple terms. She talks about growing up during the Great Depression where the only security was the family's warm circle of love, the modest rewards of their hard labor and the gifts the land bestowed. Roaming the outdoors, seeking adventures, discovering nature's secrets and nickel ice cream cones at the annual Fourth of July picnic were treats Riley and her siblings regarded as all the abundance in the world.
"Void of frills, the family worked together in harmony to keep food on the table and clothes on their backs. They worked and sweated in the heat of summer to bring in the harvest that would see them through the long, harsh winters. Saturday nights they waltzed and squaredanced at Quillisascut Grange Hall and filled the night with fun and laughter.
"The father taught his children how to handle a gun safely and how to find their way in the wilderness. Mother taught them to cook and bake and take care of each other from the moment the kids could walk. Common sense was a requisite of gowing up; responsibiity and good manners walked hand in hand.
"Riley and her sisters and brother felt sorry for "poor" city kids who never shared the excitement of exploring the land, riding horseback to school or hearing the coyotes howl at night. Life may have been simple, but it was great and produced a generation of people with strength and character who became the very backbone of our country.
"Riley, the barefoot girl from Pleasant Valley, near Rice, Washington, has fulfilled her yearning to see the world -- she's crossed the Nile, visited with the Marcos in the Philippines, got tossed out of a police station in Tokyo, saw the splendor of the Andes, and seemingly the rest of the wonders of the globe. She is an avid golfer and spends her time with her husband between Tennesse and Arizona -- when not riding a camel in the Sahara Desert. No mattter where she goes, she carries the hills of her childhood in the depths of her memories."
NEW copy. I guarantee it is new. It is a First Edition and Out of Print; has 271 pages and a soft cover. My asking price is $1,125.00 for this signed copy.
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Riley Helmstetter Riley Helmstetter
SURPRISE, AZ
623-544-8113