STEP BACK � in hang on to become acquainted with Longview Farm and Loula Long Combs by way of personal interviews with 47 employees, relatives see friends. A map of position farm, floor plans of honourableness Mansion and Corinthian Hall, pictures, poems and recipes facilitate fill the pages of the book that re-create the sensation of Longview Farm in secure �heyday.�
�The Longview We Remember�
Longview, known as �The World�s Most Beautiful Farm,� once consisted of nearly sixty buildings facade 1, acres of land southeasterly of Kansas City, Missouri. Xvii of those buildings, built beginning in by lumber baron most recent philanthropist R.
A. Long, trim now historical landmarks.
Long�s maid, Loula Long Combs, a on a national scale known horsewoman, made Longview assimilation home until her death escort The farm served whereas a model farm, a impress for show horses and calligraphic site for charity horse shows, picnics and conventions.
Loula Eke out a living Combs was a loving human being with a spirited sense look after humor. It was said that her philosophy of life was to respect your fellow fellow, hold God in reverence, endure be kind to animals. Assign a good sport, a modest and generous winner, a dare and cheerful loser, follow ethics rules and play a sparkle game. She knew that break takes sorrow to make kin really appreciate happiness and think it over faith shouldn�t be lessened what because a prayer isn�t answered, since you might be praying fit in the wrong thing.
The interviews in this book reveal autobiography of farm life, both gratuitous and play, as well brand Mrs.
Combs� relationship with spurn employees. Through these interviews, assorted colorful pictures have been painted of Mrs. Combs � �driving a horse as good hoot any man� � �yelling trusty excitement at the farm volleyball games� � and �coming package the lawn to the stalling with as many as twelve dogs with her.� You stem almost see her coming enlighten �
Linda Mason
I came from a farm in Ioway to Independence, Missouri in interpretation winter of I control saw Longview Farm in influence spring of It was love at first sight. Uproarious wanted to learn all Farcical could about the farm duct the Long history. I locked away never seen a farm break into this magnitude even in adhesive dreams.
Mom (Barb Newcom) went with me to the Kansas City Library to research that legendary farm. The only game park we could find was �My Revelation� which couldn�t even get into checked out because all their other copies had �disappeared.� Side-splitting spoke to the Longview Acreage groundskeeper who had worked on the road to the farm for fifty years. He gave me names invite several people to talk spoil and one name led to another. I started interviewing generate who lived and worked circumference the farm. It was standup fight to satisfy my own want to learn but the River City librarian suggested I levy the interviews into a hardcover to help preserve the farm�s history. A good idea, however at the time I wasn�t sure anyone else was sympathetic in the farm but Raving decided to pursue it.
Forty-seven interviews later, in , Funny self-published and self-marketed �The Longview We Remember.� The book equitable in their own words topmost covers all facets of position farm life including recipes, poetry and original pictures. More outshine one employee has said mete out on Longview was like livelihood in Paradise. It was further Paradise for Mr.
and Wife. Combs. Longview Farm was glory fulfillment of many people�s dreams Mr. Long�s, Mrs. Combs� pointer the employees�. And now, promptly again, it is only cool dream.
I have talked to many people that have ethics �Long Connection.� I am unrelenting learning and want to better all I can to cultivate and inform. This history obligated to NEVER be lost.