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Last of the Old-Time Midwives
#1
This e-book just came out last week after the printed version sold out in 2004, and it's available at a discount price this week at Amazon.com for Kindle readers, or B&N for those who have a Nook reader.

Here is the short synopsis:


Quote:This book is a biography of Etta's life from her birth in 1897 until her death in 1994, which includes her ancestral history dating back to 1812. Details of the hardships the Appalachian Mountain people suffered to survive are shared throughout her story.
Etta's caring nature and gentle hands would eventually touch over 2,000 souls who she would help bring into the world as a midwife, never charging more than $15.00.
This same community gained fame in Catherine Marshall’s book, Christy, but in 1930 another star was in the making: Etta’s career choice brought her much media attention beginning in the 1970's due to the fact that the old-time midwives were quickly becoming a "dying breed".
She appeared in many local newspaper articles in surrounding counties, and later her fame spread to NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokow, People Magazine, Star Magazine, AARP Magazine, National Geographic, The Heartland Series, and she was mentioned in several books. She was a kind and loving person, and a faithful Christian who believed in helping others. Her story offers inspiration to all as your heart is warmed by the unselfish ways she showed love and caring to everyone whose life she touched.


(Highlighted letters added by me)

If you like reading true stories of how the Appalachian Mountain people lived in the early days of the 1900's, you'll love this book! It's a great history reference.

B&N Link

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#2
This e-book has been updated. If you bought a copy before July 27th, go to your "Manage My Page" on your Amazon account and download your free copy today.

To all others, the promotional sale price is on again to allow people to get the new updated copy at the lower promotional sale price.
#3
(08-07-2016, 05:28 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: This e-book has been updated. If you bought a copy before July 27th, go to your "Manage My Page" on your Amazon account and download your free copy today.

To all others, the promotional sale price is on again to allow people to get the new updated copy at the lower promotional sale price.
Thank You Mystic, That's Great Information.
Thanks for keeping our members informed.
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#4
This book is now available in paperback at Amazon.com at a breakout promotional price.  It has been out of print since about 2004, and has been in high demand lately, so get yours today before the price goes up!
Some of the used copies of the first printing are selling for as high as $600!  Get your updated, revised copy now for a fraction of that cost. tinybiggrin 


https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692722955/ref...VxbP753G0S via @amazon
#5
Good advice from Mystic, Why You May Ask?
When The Shit Its The Fan,,,,, and It Well!

You people need to think about all the Hospital Closings and your Kids having kids!  tinywhat Yes They Well, it's Human Nature.
I ask YOU!  smallfit
Can You Deliver a Baby?   minusculethinking 
When the Time Comes,,,,, Whatcha Gonna Do?  minusculespooked
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(08-23-2016, 05:26 PM)guohua Wrote: Good advice from Mystic, Why You May Ask?
When The Shit Its The Fan,,,,, and It Well!

You people need to think about all the Hospital Closings and your Kids having kids!  tinywhat Yes They Well, it's Human Nature.
I ask YOU!  smallfit
Can You Deliver a Baby?   minusculethinking 
When the Time Comes,,,,, Whatcha Gonna Do?  minusculespooked

Thank you, @"guohua" 

Not only  that, but it tells how the people survived the depression of 1929 in an area that was already "poor".  We could be facing a time like that soon, if things don't change. People need to know how to manage food and survive off the land.
#7
(08-23-2016, 05:35 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote:
(08-23-2016, 05:26 PM)guohua Wrote: Good advice from Mystic, Why You May Ask?
When The Shit Its The Fan,,,,, and It Well!

You people need to think about all the Hospital Closings and your Kids having kids!  tinywhat Yes They Well, it's Human Nature.
I ask YOU!  smallfit
Can You Deliver a Baby?   minusculethinking 
When the Time Comes,,,,, Whatcha Gonna Do?  minusculespooked

Thank you, @"guohua" 

Not only  that, but it tells how the people survived the depression of 1929 in an area that was already "poor".  We could be facing a time like that soon, if things don't change. People need to know how to manage food and survive off the land.
True, Surviving is all about feeding yourself and your family and shelter.
How to make a garden and use what is available for irrigation.
What native plants are edible and most importantly, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping and how to prepare your kill so it's edible and the skin or fur is usable.
Survival techniques that 95% of our modern families don't know and are being taught daily in our schools and from the media that Hunting is Murder!
The Government Wants You Dependent Upon Them, Being Their Slave and Obedient Servant!   
They HATE Freethinkers and Independent People, that makes you FREE!
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#8
I got the ebook a while back and really enjoyed it.

It does give you an insight to how people lived back then (mountain folks that is) before electric came about.
As well as goes into how Etta became a midwife and continued to do so even as she got older.
All the while, only charged $15 to deliver a baby.

Fascinating really.



Thanks mystic!!   minusculethumbsup

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