{"product_id":"african-creeks-i-have-been-up-sue-spencer-1964-hardcover-doane-perry-estate","title":"African Creeks I Have Been Up Sue Spencer 1964 Hardcover Doane Perry Estate","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sue Spencer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Creeks I Have Been Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover subtitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a Mining Engineer and Three Male Minors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e David McKay Company, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fifth printing, August 1964; copyright 1963\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket, protected in Brodart\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 212\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the estate of Doane Perry\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacket:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some rubbing and edge wear, with small tears. Overall book grade to be confirmed.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSue Spencer recounts the adventures and everyday complications of moving to Sierra Leone with her mining-engineer husband and three sons. Originally drawn from letters to her daughters in the United States, her account combines family news, observations of unfamiliar surroundings, and a willingness to laugh at her own predicaments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Alabama native, Spencer accompanied her husband during his work developing a titanium-mining project in West Africa. The result is a personal account of expatriate family life, shaped by the practical demands of raising children while moving between countries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe playful title and illustrated jacket suit Spencer’s informal storytelling. This August 1964 fifth printing comes from the estate of Doane Perry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67597384548532,"sku":"219-8","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/africancover.jpg?v=1792521511","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/african-creeks-i-have-been-up-sue-spencer-1964-hardcover-doane-perry-estate","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}