Getting Ready for a Cow, Bond Rally, A Week in November, Control and Cold Weather Summary and Analysis

It is now September 1942, and after four years of preparation, White is about to take delivery of a cow. White delayed getting a cow because of the extra time and accommodations involved in milking and keeping a cow. White provides an extensive list of tasks and preparations made in advance for the cow's arrival including the construction of new stalls and whitewashed walls and rafters in the barn.

In Bond Rally, White gets caught up in the excitement of movie star Dorothy Lamour's October 1942 visit to Maine to support the war effort. White feels just like one of the school boys in the crowd at a bond rally who are swept up in...