they laughed when a sixteen-year-old farm boy asked for eleven cracked leaf springs — fifty years later, the scrap they gave him for free was still feeding families

they laughed when a sixteen-year-old farm boy asked for eleven cracked leaf springs — fifty years later, the scrap they gave him for free was still feeding families

the twenty-seven-year-old farm woman bought 5,000 stadium beams for one dollar—then she built a barn taller than the town water tower while everyone waited for it to fall

the twenty-seven-year-old farm woman bought 5,000 stadium beams for one dollar—then she built a barn taller than the town water tower while everyone waited for it to fall
the dealer laughed when a young widow paid $11.40 for a broken 1949 corn binder — four wet years later, it was the only machine still moving in the valley

the dealer laughed when a young widow paid $11.40 for a broken 1949 corn binder — four wet years later, it was the only machine still moving in the valley