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Out On A Limb (American Autobiography)
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Louise Baker
This is a charming autobiography. Louise Baker lost her right leg above the knee as a result of a road accident; she was on her very first bike ride. She grew up in a small town in America and could hardly have had more idyllic childhood, coming to terms with her impairment and disability in a supportive and caring community.
The story of her life includes her college educa ...more
The story of her life includes her college educa ...more
Library Binding
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213 pages
Published
January 28th 1946
by Reprint Services Corp
(first published January 1946)
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This book is a memoir that my great aunt, Louise Baker, was commissioned by the government to write as inspiration for returning WWII vets who had lost limbs in the war. Louise was riding her bike as a child when she was hit by a streetcar. She lived the rest of her life on crutches, of which she had many, painted in different colors. She rode horses and played tennis, traveled the world, established a significant America art collection that she donated to a museum in Nebraska in memory of one o
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What a delightful little gem. Louise Baker lost her leg when she was 8, in 1917. She writes about her life as a uniped (her favorite term for herself) with humor and a wry voice. I loved getting a look at life in the 20s and 30s through her eyes, and I wish I could find more information about her.
This is a fun humor book in the style of an early Erma Bombeck. She writes about regular things of a housewife with an eye to the funny.
I read this book in high school. I believe it was the first complete biography I ever read. I enjoyed it.
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