1945; J.B. Lippincott Company publishers, New York; hardbound with blue/green boards decorated and lettered in gilt (a little faded along spine - pic); 287 pages; very good condition with unmarked pages; no dust jacket.
 
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Life on a wilderness chicken ranch told with wit and high humor.
 
The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The book is based on the author's experiences as a newlywed in trying to acclimate and operate a small chicken farm with her first husband Robert Heskett from 1927 to 1931 near Chimacum, Washington. On visits with her family in Seattle, she told stories of their tribulations, which greatly amused them. In the 1940s, MacDonald's sisters strongly encouraged her to write a book about these experiences. The Egg and I was MacDonald's first attempt at writing a book