Apple Dumpling: Diary of My Great Trip West in a Trotwood Trailer, 1937-38

"Diary of my great trip 'West' from June 1937 to August 1938. At the time we left I was 14, Mabel 10, Milton 17, Mama 51, Papa 49, and Ivan 21." So begins Adella's diary of her family's fourteen-month adventure from northern Indiana to southern California and back in a Trotwood trailer nicknamed, "Apple Dumpling." On the way, they see presidential faces being carved at Mt. Rushmore, meet grizzly bears at Yellowstone, and gaze up in awe at giant Sequoias. Adella spends her sophomore year at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, where she must adjust to a different climate and culture. At the end of the school year, the family travels back home, visiting canyons and monuments along the way. "Apple Dumpling" is a delightfully intimate view of life in the 1930's, with humor and insight.

Author: Ruth Kanagy, Adella Brunk Kanagy
Publisher: Trotwood Press
Published: 06/26/2016
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780692728116

About the Author
Adella Brunk Kanagy was born in 1922 in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. In 1934 she moved with her family to Goshen, Indiana, where her father Joe managed a shirt factory at Goshen College. Three years later, Joe and the family embarked on a year-long trip to California and back. Fourteen-year-old Adella kept a daily diary of their adventures. After returning to Indiana, Adella earned a B.A. from Goshen College and an R.N. degree from La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing. From 1951-1973, she and her husband, Lee H. Kanagy, served as missionaries to Hokkaido, Japan under the Mennonite Board of Missions. Later in life, Adella worked as a hospice chaplain. Adella is the author of The Dutch Kettle Cookbook (1977) and Letters Across the Pacific (2009). Now age 95, Adella lives in Pennsylvania and enjoys keeping in touch with family and friends. Her five children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren live on three continents. Apparently, they also inherited the travel bug. Ruth Kanagy was born in Tokyo and grew up on both sides of the Pacific. She taught Japanese and linguistics for many years and now leads bicycle tours to introduce people to Japan (Japancycletours.com). She is the author of Living Abroad: Japan (2017, 4th edition) and lives in Oregon. Her two daughters and two grandsons live on the East coast. She plans to replicate her mother's Great Trip West in 2017, the 80th anniversary of the original journey.


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