Cousins in Calico

By Ruth West

Two young girl cousins in the piney-woods area of West Central Louisiana in 1920 enjoy time together as their mothers, who are sisters, and their fathers, who are brothers, carry on the typical lives of rural families during this era following World War I. The men, after serving in France during the war, returned to their families to build nice log houses and find work at the local sawmill in Fisher. The cousins loved playing together, but were also required to help with the chores. A neighbor child, older than they, presented problems. While the thick pine forests were a boon to the sawmill trade, they were filled with wild animals and timber rattlers. Both mothers were expecting babies at the same time, which added much intrigue to the story of two children who were told very little about where babies come from. At this time, transportation consisted mainly of horses, wagons, buggies and mules. There was only one telephone, located at the Commissary, the company store in Fisher. Electricity had not come to the rural areas, so light was furnished by coal oil lamps. Some fortunate families had ice boxes. The story entails times of anguish, joy, and intrigue. It is related by the nine-year-old, Lizbeth Ann Hunter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478743549
• ISBN13: 9781478743545
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"