The Unforgettable True Story About a Rural American Town

Readers will experience a bygone time and place in Myrna Messer's new memoir "remembering…A Town That Was".

MINOT, ND (PRWEB) October 29, 2006 -- Every American town has a tale that should be told -- each an integral piece of the heart and soul of this great nation. During the first half of the 20th century, Foxholm, North Dakota, was one of those small towns and in Myrna Messer's new novel "remembering…A town That Was" she shares its proud story.

Beginning largely with the Great Depression, America bore witness to a long and steady decline of rural communities in our heartland. Towns began to disappear and with them, individual histories of countless hardworking, decent people. Author Myrna Messer shares one such story, the story of growing up in the tiny town of Foxholm, North Dakota. Her stories do nothing to dispel the frozen northern prairie's reputation as a rough and wild place, but at the same time, they warm the hearts of all who read them.

Her tales chronicle the family, friends and neighbors who played a critical role during her formative years as well as colorful memories of life in her father's bar. This folksy down-to-earth narrative gives the reader a fascinating snapshot of life on America's windswept high plains, where neighbors are close friends and people are full of gritty determination, sharing in laughter and love as well as heartbreak and pain.

According to Messer, love of God, family and country, as well as hard work and perseverance, may seem like quaint ideals in this fast-paced, modern world, but within her book, these timeless small-town values prove to be the source of the greatness of our nation, and always available in a time of need.

For more information or to request a free review copy, please contact the author at 316-788-3672. "remembering…A Town That Was," is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author
Myrna Messer was born in 1933 on a farm near Foxholm, North Dakota. Her father gave up farming during the Great Depression and purchased a bar in town to support his family. The youngest of seven children, she graduated from Carpio High, attended Minot Business College in Minot, North Dakota, and then went on to Minot State Teachers College where she earned an associate degree in elementary education. In 1958, she married Ray Messer and together they raised four sons. The family settled in Derby, Kansas, and later Myrna returned to college, earning a Bachelor's Degree from Wichita State University. She taught social studies at Derby Middle School until she retired, and now enjoys spending time with her two granddaughters, writing, and traveling with her husband.

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