{"product_id":"looking-for-betty-macdonald-the-egg-the-plague-mrs-piggle-wiggle-and-i-paperback","title":"Looking for Betty MacDonald: The Egg, the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Becker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty Bard MacDonald (1907-1958), the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Egg and I\u003c\/i\u003e and the classic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle children's books, burst onto the literary scene shortly after the end of World War II. Readers embraced her memoir of her years as a young bride operating a chicken ranch on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, and \u003ci\u003eThe Egg and I\u003c\/i\u003e sold its first million copies in less than a year. The public was drawn to MacDonald's vivacity, her offbeat humor, and her irreverent take on life. In 1947, the book was made into a movie starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert, and spawned a series of films featuring MacDonald's Ma and Pa Kettle characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacDonald followed up the success of \u003ci\u003eThe Egg and I\u003c\/i\u003e with the creation of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, a magical woman who cures children of their bad habits, and with three additional memoirs: \u003ci\u003eThe Plague and I\u003c\/i\u003e (chronicling her time in a tuberculosis sanitarium just outside Seattle), \u003ci\u003eAnybody Can Do Anything\u003c\/i\u003e (recounting her madcap attempts to find work during the Great Depression), and \u003ci\u003eOnions in the Stew\u003c\/i\u003e (about her life raising two teenage daughters on Vashon Island). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Paula Becker was granted full access to Betty MacDonald's archives, including materials never before seen by any researcher. \u003ci\u003eLooking for Betty MacDonald\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of this endearing Northwest storyteller, reveals the story behind the memoirs and the difference between the real Betty MacDonald and her literary persona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch the book trailer: https: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Lr6iVK4zWk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Becker is a staff historian at HistoryLink.org. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World's Fair and Its Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Washington's First World Fair\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376894886066,"sku":"9780295746074","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2ecbd674e09750fc44a8cdb285115b75.webp?v=1777712146","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/looking-for-betty-macdonald-the-egg-the-plague-mrs-piggle-wiggle-and-i-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}