Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connecting an Old Farm to a New Family Payson-Roopchand KellyPevná vazba
Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connecting an Old Farm to a New Family Payson-Roopchand KellyPevná vazba IndieFab Book of the Year Award Winner Maine Literary Award Winner What happens when the last son…
Specifikacia Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connecting an Old Farm to a New Family Payson-Roopchand KellyPevná vazba
Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connecting an Old Farm to a New Family Payson-Roopchand KellyPevná vazba
IndieFab Book of the Year Award Winner Maine Literary Award Winner What happens when the last son leaves the farm, and the farmer grows old? Or can a young boy, running in yellow boots through abandoned fields, bring new life back to the farm? Do the stories of six generations whisper into silence, as dust darkens the windows of the empty barn?
There is also, for a short while, a gentle old man, atop a faded John Deere tractor, and the possibility of connection... There is much to explore, and time to wonder. An unforgettable true story of history and hope on a small family farm in Somerville, Maine, from its settling in the early 1800s to its perilous transfer to a new farm family in 2008.
Chronicling the history of seven generations, it is a reminder of the role small farms have played in our national and family histories, and a challenge to find innovative ways to re-connect our