The Land Was Everything Letters from an American Farmer |
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| Author:
| Hanson, Victor Davis |
| Foreword by:
| Smiley, Jane |
| ISBN: | 978-0-684-84501-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia
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| Imprint: | Free Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.70 |
Book Description:
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"Today the tradition of muscular, self-effacing labor is quietly disappearing, as the last of America's independent farmers slowly fade away. When they have gone, what will we have lost? In The Land Was Everything, Victor Davis Hanson, an embattled fifth-generation California grape farmer and passionate, eloquent writer, answers this question by offering a final snapshot of the yeoman, his work, and his wisdom."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc....
More Description"Today the tradition of muscular, self-effacing labor is quietly disappearing, as the last of America's independent farmers slowly fade away. When they have gone, what will we have lost? In The Land Was Everything, Victor Davis Hanson, an embattled fifth-generation California grape farmer and passionate, eloquent writer, answers this question by offering a final snapshot of the yeoman, his work, and his wisdom."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved