{"product_id":"island-farm-arthur-versluis-9781596500198","title":"Island Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt times a personal memoir, at times a philosophical discussion, \u003cem\u003eIsland Farm\u003c\/em\u003e is a snapshot of the American agrarian tradition. Much in the style of books such as \u003cem\u003eLetters from an American Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e, Arthur Versluis recounts the story of the Versluis family's orchards near Grand Rapids, Michigan, founded by his great-grandfather more than a century ago. With a palimpsest of memories and stories, Versluis shares his life growing up and living on the family farm while also lamenting the future of these cultural icons. Versluis speculates about what is being lost as America allows its farmland and farms to be destroyed. Above all, however, \u003cem\u003eIsland Farm \u003c\/em\u003eis a celebration of what it means to live and work on a generational family farm. It brings us into the agrarian world as a living connection to the earth, to the growing of crops, to the past, and to the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"James G. Cowan has said of\u003cem\u003e Island Farm\u003c\/em\u003e...'Versluis has created a \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e for our time.' As in \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e, so in \u003cem\u003eIsland Farm\u003c\/em\u003e, one finds...a magnanimity of literary and philosophical verities that confirm a book's classic standing: the astonishing coalescence of vision and style, of simplicity, clarity, and vigor of language, thought, and judgment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--George A. Panichas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Versluis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596500190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596500198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Cultures Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Arthur Versluis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545734435071,"sku":"9781596500198","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0647c16-14a8-401e-ad6e-a5a3052836a6.jpg?v=1738183192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/island-farm-arthur-versluis-9781596500198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}