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  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
  • Language:English
  • Pages:252
  • Paperback ISBN:9781667873565

Ward Ranches-A History of Farm and Family

By Ralph Ward

Overview


A memoir with a collection of stories and photos spanning over a century of family and farm life in rural northeast Oregon.

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Description


Ralph tells of his family's journey as they fled the devastation of the Civil War, overcame poverty, hardships, and loss to ultimately settle in Baker County Oregon. He shares a collection of stories and photos that illustrate the changes in farming as a business and as a lifestyle over the course of more than one hundred years. His accounts of farm and family life, across multiple generations, are a celebration of a family's dedication to the land and industry as they developed a successful life and business.

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About The Author


Ralph Ward is a senior partner of Ward Ranches; an agricultural organization that was awarded Century Farm status for operating in the same family for over one hundred years. He was born and raised in Baker County, Oregon. After attending college, and serving his country in the military, he began farming full time. Over the years he was active in industry organizations as well as serving his close knit rural community. He has been married to his wife, Alice, for more than 70 years.
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