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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Where Courage Began: Velma's Story

Where Courage Began: Velma's Story

Gooding, G. L.
Wisniewski, Kate
Wisniewski, Kate

Audio Book

Series: Velma's Story, Book 2

General FictionHistorical Fiction

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ISBN13: 9798228447547
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: Feb 18 2025
Language: English
A blizzard rages outside a ramshackle Iowa farmhouse in February of 1921. Five-year-old Velma and her older sister stand near a glowing Isinglass stove charged with minding their two younger brothers.

Velma senses that her father is dying in the nearby living room, and she wonders if her mother can possibly survive the raging snowstorm in her brave effort to get help.

Based on the early life of author G. L. Gooding's mother, Where Courage Began tells the story of Velma, her three siblings, and her widowed mother Alice Steele.

Life for the young family in Woodward, Iowa, requires courage, tenacity, and ingenuity. Through setbacks, tragedies, and triumphs the Steeles forge a meaningful life in their adopted community during the difficult days leading up to The Great Depression. And it is young Velma, wise beyond her years, who plays a pivotal role in the family's survival.

Verified for local historical accuracy, Where Courage Began shines light on Depression-era communities and their values for God, the land, hard work, family, and friendship.

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