The Holy Earth
The Birth of a New Land Ethic
$27.47
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2015
Summary
The agrarian tradition runs as an undercurrent through the entire history of literature, carrying the age-old wisdom that the necessary access of independent farmers to their own land both requires the responsibility of good stewardship and provides the foundation for a thriving civilization. At the turn of the last century, when farming first began to face the most rapid and extensive series of changes that industrialization would bring, the most compelling and humane voice representing the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781619025875 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1619025876 |
| Author: | Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wendell Berry, John Linstrom |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Edition: | 100th |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 139mm |
About The Author
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Born on a humble frontier farm in southwest Michigan, Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) went on to become the “Father of Modern Horticulture,” a leading public intellectual on the question of rural communities, and a national spokesperson for agricultural policy. His birthplace and childhood home functions as a museum and educational outreach center devoted to telling Bailey’s story and engaging the modern world with his philosophy and ideals.John Linstrom is a writer, doctoral student, and teacher. He writes and publishes poetry and nonfiction prose, and has recently begun work on a PhD. He is the editor of The Holy Earth
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