The Angell family of Centralia, Missouri has been buying, selling, bartering, wheeling and dealing for three generations. The commodity didn’t matter – sheep, hogs, cattle, diamonds, land, Levi’s or Stetsons. But, they didn’t always make money! Sometimes, a family business has a different goal. This easy-reading, historical book uses personal stories to explain the biggest economic changes in Missouri agriculture from the 1940s to the 1990s:
- Why did farms in Missouri have sheep, hogs and cattle in the 1940s – but don’t anymore?
- What happened to the Kansas City Stockyards?
- Why don’t farmer-feeders fatten all their cattle in Missouri anymore?
- Why bother keeping a business open on Main Street?
Who better to hear it from than the Angell brothers, who marketed more than 25,000 sheep and between two and three million hogs, purchased cattle in the Kansas City Stockyards nearly every week for over 40 years, and operated a western clothing store in Downtown Centralia for more than 45 years? Laugh and learn along the way, but most importantly – these stories show why farmers and cattlemen aren’t always only concerned about the bottom line.
Additional information
Format | Paperback, Hardcover |
---|
ALSO FROM Sierra Shea
FAQs
HIDE THIS ONE
Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.
How much is shipping?
All shipping on books is flat rate, $5 per order. If you order one book or ten, shipping is just $5.
Quilt orders will also be $5 flat rate per order.
How long will shipping take?
Can I order on Amazon instead?
Is gift wrapping an option?
What about sales tax?
Hey, I’m Sierra Shea! I am so glad you are here.
Where do I start with writing to introduce this blog? At the beginning, I suppose: I’ve been writing on various platforms online since 2013. I started blogging shortly after moving to South Dakota.
I am a mother and a maker at heart. I’m so grateful to be married to John and mother of three: Joslyn, J.D. and Jesse.
I am a self-taught decorator and designer. I am a brand new shepherdess and a Spiritual Director.
I love living in South Dakota, even though the winters & the wind can be a near-daily struggle.
Blogging is a grounding force in my life and it helps get me out of my head, unstuck and moving in the directions I always hoped I’d be going!