Across the Fruited Plain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781548070656)

Historical fiction painting a realistic picture of migrant farm life in the early twentieth century. There have always been wandering farm laborers because so many crops need but a few workers part of the year and a great many at harvest. A two-thousand-acre peach orchard needs only thirty workers most of the year, and one thousand seven hundred at picking time. Lately, though, there have been more migrants than ever. One reason is that while in the past we used to eat fresh peas, beans, strawberries, and the like only in summer, now we want fresh fruits and vegetables all year round. To supply our wants, great quantities of fresh fruit and vegetables must be raised in the warm climates where they will grow.

Author: Florence Crannell Means
ISBN-10: 1548070653
ISBN-13: 9781548070656
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2017
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d