The egg and I

Description:

When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put their feet up and relax. And then came the children. Yet through every trial and pitfall—through chaos and catastrophe—this indomitable family somehow, mercifully, never lost its sense of humor.

subjects: Chicken industry,  Country life,  Farm life,  Farmers,  American Authors,  Wit and humor,  Biography,  Social life and customs,  Women in agriculture,  Humor,  Farmers' spouses,  American Women authors

People: Betty Bard MacDonald,  Betty Macdonald

Places: Olympic peninsula,  Washington (State)

Times: 20th century