THIS MEMOIR starts in the early 20th century as both sets of grandparents are immigrating to the United States. Settling in Chicago as a baker and carpenter, the lure of settling the West starts to beckon. News spreads that they can realize a dream and become farmers with 160 acres of free land in Central Montana. With no experience in farming, they are naive to the harsh weather and trials.

THE STORY begins when the families set up homesteads without the conveniences of electricity, telephones and running water. Humorous adventures abound as you see this life through the eyes of a child. The book is an astounding true life tale of how children under the age of ten learn to be responsible for making large meals, driving the food to the fields, milking the cows, and getting an education in a one-room schoolhouse while the teacher teaches all eight grades.

LORETTA (NEPIL) JOHNSON graduated with a BA degree in History and later added a 5th Year Certification in Secondary Education. Farm Stories - A Fading Dream is her debut book. Her second book will preview in 2018 and will be based on 50-year old love letters, written by her boyfriend (now husband) when he was invited to attend an all-black university in Atlanta in 1967. As a white man, he broke many barriers, while he graduated from a two-year Masters Program in one year. Loretta currently lives in Normandy Park, Washington, with her husband.