Harvest: An Adventure Into the Heart of America's Family Farms (P.S.) [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Horan, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062090313 ISBN 13: 9780062090317

Verlag: Perennial, 2012

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Book by Horan Richard

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"Horan loves a road trip, he loves talk with strangers, he loves people who take their work seriously, he loves working with his hands, he loves rural landscape, and he loves food...[I]t's all there in Harvest, reported with high spirits by a writer of uncommmon vigor."--Thomas Powers, author of The Killing of Crazy Horse

"Get ready to feel black earth on your fingers, to meet strong and independent people, and to know real gratitude for healthy fruits and vegetables. Richard Horan evocatively describes the peril and promise of family farms in America. I loved joining him on this journey, and so will you."--T.A. Barron, author of The Great Tree of Avalon

"A lively visit with the dauntless men and women who operate America's family farms and help provide our miraculous annual bounty. Richard Horan writes with energy and passion."--Hannah Nordhaus, author of The Beekeeper's Lament

"By joining agricultural workers to bring in the crops in half a dozen states, Richard Horan has brought us a welcome view of America to defy the prevailing political and financial nastiness. This is a timely and important book."--Ted Morgan, author of Wilderness at Dawn

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Traveling across America to work the harvests of over a dozen food crops, including Kansas wheat, Cape Cod cranberries and Arizona Hopi blue corn, a novelist and nature writer embarks on a quest to form a connection with the farmers, the soil, the seasons and the lifeblood of our country. Original. 20,000 first printing.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: Perennial
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062090313
• ISBN 13: 9780062090317
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336