| Description |
vi, 183 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
[Lake Wobegon] ; [9] |
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Keillor, Garrison.
Lake Wobegon ; 9.
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| Note |
Series statement and numbering from Goodreads. |
| Summary |
A collection of stories about the Lutherans of the fictional town of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, includes tales about a church directory filled with terrible pictures and twenty-four Lutheran ministers who sank in a pontoon boat. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Garrison Keillor -- It could be worse -- The young Lutheran's guide to the orchestra -- Pontoon boat -- PK -- Gospel birds -- Twentieth anniversary -- Deer camp -- Thanksgiving -- The true meaning of Christmas -- "Johnny Johnson's wedding" : the Sons of Knute Christmas song -- Ice fishing -- The Sons of Knute March -- Ministers' retreat -- Church organist -- The herdsmen -- Church directory -- Lorraine Turnblad's tombstone -- The pastor's résumé -- The yard of all yards -- Confirmation Sunday -- Memorial Day -- Marital Memorial Day -- An outdoor reception by the lake -- Lutheran summer vacation -- Potato salad -- Raking leaves -- Ninety-five Theses -- Lutheran song. |
| Subject |
Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
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Lutherans -- Minnesota -- Fiction.
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Minnesota -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Harden, Holly.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Keillor, Garrison. Life among the Lutherans. Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Books, 2009 (OCoLC)649169924 |
| ISBN |
9780806670614 alkaline paper |
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0806670614 alkaline paper |
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9781451400861 paperback alkaline paper |
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1451400861 paperback alkaline paper |
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