Foundation Books Catalog

Gunny Wolf and Other Fairy Tales

Duane Hutchinson, author
ISBN 0-934988-29-3
88 pages, illus, softcover, $6.95, Published 1993

Seven stories retold for clarity by storyeller Duane Hutchinson. They are not memorized but honed by emotion and repeated tellings. Contents: Nixie of the Millpond; Tom Thumb; Six Swans; Mollie Whuppie; Old Sultan; White Snake; and the Gunny Wolf.

Iowa Legends of Buried Treasure
Charlton Grant laird, author
ISBN 0-934988-23-4
187 pages, softcover, illustrated, notes, bibliography, index, published 1990, $8.95

Indian mounds, Jesse James, early pioneers and even an early bank robbery are related in this collection of legends from 26 Iowa counties. All of the stories were collected in 1927 by Charlton Grant Laird (1901-1984) and included in his master's thesis that same year to the State University of Iowa.

". . . attention getting and holding work by Laird preserves the locales and the colloquialisms in a manner that maintains interest, humor and credibility page after page throughout."
-- Woody A. Caldwell
Gold Prospectors Association of America

Jimmy Carter's Hometown
Duane Hutchinson, author
ISBN 0-934988-41-2
352 pages, trade paperback, published Feb. 28, 2003, $19.95

A collection of interviews with the hometown family and friends of Jimmy Carter immediately before Carter received the Democratic Party nomination in 1976 and then more interviews in 1978. Carter's mother, brother, sister, uncle, cousin, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, classmates, neighbor and business competitors were there to greet him and to talk with Hutchinson.

Legacy of Love
Edyth E. Spriggs, author
ISBN-13 978-0-934988-08-7
ISBN-10 00-934988-08-0
217 pages, softcover, photos, 2nd edition

Westward by wagon in the 1890s from Illinois to Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and finally Oregon as recounted by the old woman who lived the story as a young girl. Grief, tragedy, hardship, family problems and love are all included in this true family narrative.

When Will Jones left Bonanza at the turn of the century, he didn't have a destination. He just wanted out.

His family was forced to suffer the hardship of the trail with him, not knowing if they would ever live in a house again. They were robbed, turned purple from thirst, swept downstream at a fording, and barely missed plummeting to their deaths over a high cliff. Wild animals and rattlesnakes abounded.

To aggravate the hardships of survival on the trail, Will and his eldest daughter clashed repeatedly. Often he vented his anger against this "puny gal youngun" who should have been a strapping son. "Edie hain't dry behind the ears yet," he declared whenever a young man approached, but at the same time he expected her to do a man's work. "If she's old enough to have a fella, she's old enough to work."

How could one family endure so much without becoming bitter? Eighty-five-year-old Edyth E. Spriggs, the oldest child of Will and Mary Jones, attributes it to her mother's legacy of love.

Matt: The Story of L. E. Mattingly
Duane Hutchinson, author
ISBN 0-934988-37-4
96 pages, index, softcover, published 1995, $9.95

The story of Lewis Edward Mattingly (1904-1985) a Christian activist and organizer who also taught at Nebraska Wesleyan. "Matt both smashed and recreated my faith in a loving way that forever changed the way I viewed the Bible, theology and religious life. His humor, his careful use of words, his care for his students, made him a central figure in my growth and development." -- Joe Scahill

"Congratulations on a super job well done!!!"
-- Vance D. Rogers

Mom's Memories

32 pages, spiral binding, photograph pouch, $6.95

Great gift for Mom or from Mom to the family. Simple questions guide Mom through the basic genealogical facts: name, birthdate, parents' names. Other sections to be filled out include: The Early Years; Growing Up; My Home; Celebrations; School Years; Mom's Teenage Years; When Mom and Dad Were Dating; Mom's Wedding; and more.

Poetry: Starting from Scratch
Michael A. Carey, author
ISBN 0-934988-17-X
120 pages, softcover, index, published 1989, $9.95

This "how to" manual fills a need for a text on how to write poetry. "The job," says Carey, "is to get the process of writing started, not to produce nice little poems."

The two-week lesson plan used student poetry to illustrate each lesson.

"Few guides that offer teachers ways to get their pupils to write poetry are available -- but none is as thorough as Carey's. A somewhat specialized but nonetheless well-written choice for the public library." -- Booklist

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