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Pros
Victor davis hanson is a wise old sceptic in the stoical tradition. But hanson is that rare beast – a scholar and a grafter, accustomed to both the ivory tower and the sun scorched field. This book is really a warm-up, the personal backstory, for the ... Read More
I wish this reviewer had read the book more carefully before tossing out major criticisms. Many that read this book need to read it closer, for the book contains much more than casual reading can reveal.
Cons
Hanson's frankenstein-ish, fiendish neo-con friends torched the world's great wine. Maybe i'm not educated enough.
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Quality
At his most pessimistic he seems to believe that the undermining of the values of hard labour, solidity, commitment and mainten... Read More
Very well written & in glad for all the pages at the back of the book to write my memories of my childhood.
The larger background of the struggle to hold on to the farm is the extinction of a way of life in america, swallowed up by the... Read More
The predominant theme is the manner in which the madness of modern america has led to a widespread sneering amongst the elites ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
They are simply too packed with implication and subtle observation, based on years of real-life experience.
Competitiveness
The quality of writing and thought are far superior to a michael pollan (who is really too urban) or even a wendell berry (who ... Read More
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real, many and agrarian. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 117 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 27 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Almost poetic in its accounting of where the real obstacles lie in pursuit of the american dream and the orchestrated failures of many who try because big business wants it that way
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This book of anecdotes and characters will not make you feel excited for the future of small farm agrarianismespecially when you realize it was publish almost thirty years ago
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It will not make you eager for the future
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But it will force some uncomfortable truths in your face
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We dont seem to care about farmers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Yet we settle for factory farms and make it even harder for real family farms to survive
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We settle for food from other countries and dont buy what is just around the corner
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We have lost the sense of importance of the land
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