J. Mendel

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio : How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words

Description: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Stepping back into a time when fledgling advertising agencies were active partners with consumers, Terry Ryan tells how her mother kept the family afloat by writing jingles and contest entries. Mom's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it come to securing a happy home for her six sons and four daughters. Evelyn, who would surely be a Madison Avenue executive if she were working today, composed her jingles not in the boardroom, but at the ironing board. Evelyn Ryan won every appliance her family ever owned by entering contests. It wasn't just the winning that was miraculous; it was the timing. If a toaster died, one was sure to arrive in the mail from a forgotten contest. Graced with a rare appreciation for life's inherent hilarity, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for fun and profit. From her frenetic supermarket shopping spree -- worth $3,000 today -- to her clever entries worthy of Erma Bombeck, Dorothy Parker, and Ogden Nash, Evelyn Ryan's story shows how a winning spirit will triumph over the poverty of circumstance. 3 cassettes Factory Sealed FAST FREE SHIPPING IN THE UNITED STATES!!

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Topic: General

Publication Year: 2001

Book Title: Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio : How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or less

Language: English

Genre: Biography & Autobiography

Author: Terry Ryan

Format: Audio Cassette

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