"THE EGG AND I" by BETTY MacDONALD. J. P. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK. FIFTEENTH IMPRESSION, MARCH 1946. 287 PAGES IN THE BOOK. IN THE BACK OF THIS BOOK SOMEONE CLIPPED OUT A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT THE ARTHUR AND TAPED THEM ON THE LAST BLANK PAGE. THIS WAS HER BEST SELLING BOOK OUT OF SEVEN BOOKS. THIS WAS A HALARIOUS ANSWER TO PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SETTLE DOWN AND RAISE CHICKENS. SHE EXPOSED THE WHOLE THING AS A FRAUD-NOTHING BUT HARD WORK WITH STUPID, UNRESPONSIVE , DIRTY CHICKENS. SHE WROTE THAT SHE EVEN HAD COME TO HATE BABY CHICKENS. THE BOOK EVENTUALLY BECAME A MOVIE. IT ALSO BROUGHT HER SEVERAL LIBEL AND INVASION OF PRIVACY SUITS FROM FORMER NEIGHBORS. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS! GOOD LUCK!


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