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The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath...
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Mildred Armstrong Kalish's Little Heathens is a compelling memoir of her hardscrabble life on an Iowa farm during the 1930s. With no electricity or indoor plumbing and with little heat or money on the farm, Mildred learns to find joy in the priceless blessings of life.
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Post Rock Press
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Scorching heat. Bitter cold. Relentless wind. No trees. Scarce water. That’s what settlers faced in 1879 on the Kansas plains. Four generations of the Crawford family survive and eventually prosper during 120 years of farming the Kansas prairie. Tales of hardship, humor, and grit merge with details of the enormous changes in mechanization, economics, and political forces as the country transitions from a mostly rural nation to a mostly urban one....
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Farming takes heart, grit, and determination-- traits that go straight to the core of what makes America great. The men and women who dedicate their lives to filling the world's breadbasket embody the very spirit of hard work, sacrifice, and commitment to family that keeps this nation strong. The Farmer in All of Us: An American Portrait celebrates the American farmer like never before, using the poignant words of legendary radio broadcaster Paul...
9) Freedom Farm
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Being born the daughter of surgeons does not make you a surgeon, but what about being the daughter of farmers? What happens when childhood and on-the-job training are one and the same? In Jennifer Neves's inquisitive and humorous collection of essays about growing up and raising a family in rural Maine, there is little doubt that memories and the stories they inspire continue to guide and shape her throughout life. This collection is both an investigation...
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Stories about the Ulysses S. Grant Willis and Grace (Brewer) Willis family and life on their farm in the Kirwin, Kansas, area during the first half of the 20th century. Memories of rural life and family anecdotes are shared by the five children: Noble, Jane, Morris, Ann, and Warren.
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WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"When Caitlin Henderson fell in love with a farmer, she learned the important skills of life through refinement in the ever-changing seasons as a mother and farmer's wife. Because Caitlin didn't grow up on a farm, there was a period of adjustment and struggle--intermixed with humorous mishaps--as she learned to navigate this different way of life. The Rural Way is filled with stories and the lessons God taught her along the way about His goodness,...
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Post Rock Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In a trip to a dusty family attic, physicist R. Kent Crawford found buried in a photo album, a story of a Kansas family’s extraordinary trip through the American West. After harvest in 1922, Roy and Albina Crawford embarked on an adventure in which they designed and helped build an early-century Model T Ford truck recreation vehicle, sewed sturdy travelling clothing and took their children, Pauline and Clarence, out of school for what turned...
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Literary Classics of the United States
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c1996
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English
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Written in an incredibly compressed five-month period, the novel had an electrifying impact upon publication in 1939, unleashing a political storm with its vision of America's dispossessed struggling for survival. It continues to exert a powerful influence on American culture, and has inspired artists as diverse as John Ford, Woody Guthrie, and Bruce Springsteen.