Stories from the Round Barn

by Jacqueline Jackson

Using stories, anecdotes, history, and even veterinary science, Jacqueline Dougan Jackson recreates life on the Dougan Guernsey Farm Dairy, founded in 1911 by W.J. Dougan near Beloit, Wisconsin. A fascinating mix of biography, oral history, and creative nonfiction, STORIES FROM THE ROUND BARN is a moving tribute to the legacy of generations past. 53 photos and line drawings .

Genres: Biography

249 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Jacqueline Jackson is a retired Professor of English from the University of Illinois at Springfield. She also taught children's literature at Kent State University. She has four daughters: Damaris (deceased), Gillian, Elspeth, and Megan.

Ms. Jackson's for young readers are Julie's Secret Sloth, The Paleface Redskins, Chicken Ten Thousand, The Ghost Boat, and The Taste of Spruce Gum, a Notable Children's Book of 1966. In addition, Jacqueline has received the Dorothy Canfield Fisher children's book award. She considers her books Stories from the Round Barn and More Stories from the Round Barn to be her best work.

Reviews

[Bruce Whitmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice easy reading short stories of a Southern WI dairy farm that also processed and sold milk door to door in the nearby city.
My father worked there in a herd management position in the 1940s.

[Shawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the spirit of full disclosure Jackie leads the writing group I am a part of, still I enjoyed these vignettes of life in rural Wisconsin, they are compelling, and varied of how life was lived 50 years ago, a way of life that is vanishing.

[Janci · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the stories were interesting but many were too personal to be of interest to me.