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""Richard Horan has brought us a welcome view of America to defy the prevailing political and financial nastiness. This is a timely and important book."" --Ted Morgan, author of Wilderness at Dawn ""A lively visit with the dauntless men and women who operate America's family farms and help provide our miraculous annual bounty. Richard Horan writes with energy and passion."" --Hannah Nordhaus, author of The Beekeeper's Lament ""Horan's new book evocatively describes the peril and promise of family farms in America. I loved joining him on this journey, and so will you."" --T.A. Barron, author of The Great Tree of Avalon In Seeds, novelist and nature writer Richard Horan sought out the trees that inspired the work of great American writers like Faulkner, Kerouac, Welty, Wharton, and Harper Lee. In Harvest, Horan embarks upon a serendipitous journey across America to work the harvests of more than a dozen essential or unusual food crops--and, in the process, forms powerful connections with the farmers, the soil, and the seasons.

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Get ready to feel black earth on your fingers, to meet strong and independent people, and to know real gratitude for healthy fruits and vegetables. Richard Horan evocatively describes the peril and promise of family farms in America. I loved joining him on this journey, and so will you. --T.A. Barron, author of The Great Tree of Avalon

Get ready to feel black earth on your fingers, to meet strong and independent people, and to know real gratitude for healthy fruits and vegetables. Richard Horan evocatively describes the peril and promise of family farms in America. I loved joining him on this journey, and so will you. --T.A. Barron, author of The Great Tree of Avalon A lively visit with the dauntless men and women who operate America s family farms and help provide our miraculous annual bounty. Richard Horan writes with energy and passion. --Hannah Nordhaus, author of The Beekeeper's Lament Horan loves a road trip, he loves talk with strangers, he loves people who take their work seriously, he loves working with his hands, he loves rural landscape, and he loves food [I]t s all there in Harvest, reported with high spirits by a writer of uncommmon vigor. --Thomas Powers, author of The Killing of Crazy Horse By joining agricultural workers to bring in the crops in half a dozen states, Richard Horan has brought us a welcome view of America to defy the prevailing political and financial nastiness. This is a timely and important book. --Ted Morgan, author of Wilderness at Dawn By joining agricultural workers to bring in the crops in half a dozen states, Richard Horan has brought us a welcome view of America to defy the prevailing political and financial nastiness. This is a timely and important book. --Ted Morgan, author of Wilderness at Dawn Horan loves a road trip, he loves talk with strangers, he loves people who take their work seriously, he loves working with his hands, he loves rural landscape, and he loves food...[I]t's all there in Harvest, reported with high spirits by a writer of uncommmon vigor. --Thomas Powers, author of The Killing of Crazy Horse A lively visit with the dauntless men and women who operate America's family farms and help provide our miraculous annual bounty. Richard Horan writes with energy and passion. --Hannah Nordhaus, author of The Beekeeper's Lament Get ready to feel black earth on your fingers, to meet strong and independent people, and to know real gratitude for healthy fruits and vegetables. Richard Horan evocatively describes the peril and promise of family farms in America. I loved joining him on this journey, and so will you. --T.A. Barron, author of The Great Tree of Avalon

A lively visit with the dauntless men and women who operate America's family farms and help provide our miraculous annual bounty. Richard Horan writes with energy and passion. --Hannah Nordhaus, author of The Beekeeper's Lament

By joining agricultural workers to bring in the crops in half a dozen states, Richard Horan has brought us a welcome view of America to defy the prevailing political and financial nastiness. This is a timely and important book. --Ted Morgan, author of Wilderness at Dawn

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Richard Horan is a novelist, English teacher, and book reviewer for several national publications. His novel Goose Music was a finalist for the Great Lakes Fiction Award and won the ForeWord Book of the Year Bronze Medal. He is also the author of Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton. He lives in Oswego, New York.

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