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The Land Was Everything: Letters from an American Farmer
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I DID NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF IT BUT LIKED IT

Hardhitting, true, and very sad

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The Land Was Everything: Letters from an American Farmer
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Victor Davis Hanson, a California professor of classical history and a sixth-generation orchard-keeper, revisits an old tradition in American letters, writing social criticism from an agrarian point of view that takes the farmer to be the foundation of any democracy worthy of the name. That Jeffersonian argument is not widely aired these days, apart from the essays of Wendell Berry and a few like-minded nature writers, and it takes on a specifically political force in Hanson's thoughtful, sometimes angry meditations on the decline of farming and the virtuous values that farming once instilled.

The enemies of farming are many, Hanson declares. They number not only drought, insects, fire, and fungi, but also political leaders who are content to watch the fertile countryside be carved into arid seas of look-alike homes, housing consumers who demand factory-issued foods in all seasons. Their demands are met--and, barring disaster, will continue to be met--by corporate agriculture, which, Hanson holds, values appearance over taste and prizes short-term profits over the long-term health of the land. The ascendance of that corporate system of food production means that fewer and fewer small farms can survive, and that agriculture will seem an ever more alien enterprise to the coming generations, conducted far off in the hinterland, "the corporate void where no sane man wishes to live."

This all means, Hanson suggests, that the farmer of old who knew how to fix tractors and fences, how to wage war on predators while shunning the use of poisons, and how to live self-reliantly is a thing of the past. The disappearance of that American archetype is all to the bad. As Hanson writes, "We have lost our agrarian landscape and with it the insurance that there would be an autonomous, outspoken, and critical group of citizens eager to remind us of the current fads and follies of the day." Resounding with righteous fury and good common sense, his book is a call to turn back the clock and set a more civilized table. --Gregory McNamee

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Before storms that can destroy his crops in an instant, the farmer stands implacable. To fluctuations in temperature that can deprive his children of their future, the farmer pays no heed. Every day the elements remind him that his future is secure only through constant effort. Like the creepers and crawlers he seeks to eradicate, the farmer toils away in the lush anonymity of his grid of vines, his tradition one of impervious resolve.

Today that tradition of muscular, self-effacing labor is quietly disappearing, as the last of America's independent farmers slowly fade away. When they have gone, what will we have lost? In The Land Was Everything, Victor Davis Hanson, an embattled fifth-generation California grape farmer and passionate, eloquent writer, answers this question by offering a final snapshot of the yeoman, his work, and his wisdom.

Over two centuries ago, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur wrote the bestselling Letters from an American Farmer. It was the first formal expression of what it meant to be American, a celebration of free, land-working men and women as the building blocks of enlightened democracy. Hanson, like Crèvecoeur, begins with the premise that "farmers see things as others do not." He shows that there is worth in the farmer beyond the best price of raisins or apples per pound, beyond his ability to provide fruit out of season, hard, shiny, and round. Why is it, then, that the farmer is so at odds with global culture at the millennium? What makes the farmer so special?

To find the answer Hanson digs deeply within himself. The farmer's value is not to be found in pastoral stereotypes -- myths that farmers are simple and farming serene. It is something more fundamental.

The independent farmer, in his lonely, do-or-die struggle, is tangible proof that there is still a place for heroism in America. In the farmer's unflinching, remorseless realities -- rain and sun, hail and early frost -- lie the best of humanity tested: stoicism, surprising intelligence, and the determination that comes from fighting battles, tractor against vine, that must be replicated a thousand or a hundred thousand times if a farmer is to have even a chance of success. There is, writes Hanson, an "awful knowledge gained from agriculture" and a "measure of brutality that even the most humane farmer cannot escape from or hide." It is this terrible knowledge, these hard-fought battles against man, self, and nature's unseen enemies, that Hanson celebrates.

Today the city, Crèvecoeur's "confined theatre of cupidity," is triumphant. But those who have stuck to a difficult task will see that they have much in common with Hanson's dying farmer. That the land was everything once made America great and democracy strong. Will we still like what we are -- and can we survive as we are -- when the land is nothing?

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Good but not great .......2005-05-09

I find the book interesting for about a chapter. Too much 'showing off' Hansen's professororial interests on Crevecouer and the Greeks and Romans. Yes both historical references are fascinating but Hansen needs help with his tone and the very miring way he has about going to prove a point. You can start to predict the next sentence and the way it will end up satisfying the author's conscience. No, the book is not at all eloquent, but it doesn't make up for it with anything genuinely new and insightful either, for instance: on the agricultural dilemmas of our country and how they affect farmers personally. It is a book that blows off steam basically; finds a way to boast about the rough-hewn character of farmers (Not to be taken so literally, but nevertheless he manages to stereotype the farmer though he despises everyone else for doing it.)Wishy washy on his opinions, Hansen can't really whitewash what he thinks: that we are a bunch of suburban immoralists who just learned that the farm meant more than bucolic. Anyone who reads or watches the news or buys food at all knows more than Hansen thinks we do. As an ex-farm child, I find the book a fair tribute, but the personality of it is almost repulsive. We farmers are not superior keepers of wisdom, we are far more humble than Hansen's ilk. The farmers I know, past and present, have more important things to do than debate every issue, write books and books on our sorrows and fawn over our own demise.

I DID NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF IT BUT LIKED IT.......2004-09-11

This is certainly a wonderfully written book. I cannot agree with all of the author's opinions, nor his historical data, but he does make some good points and the book is well worth the read. It gives a point of view from the farmer's side, always a good thing, but that being said, it must also be noted that the author needs to face reality. I do recommend this one though and will probably read it again myself. A good one to add to your collection. Thank you Mr Hanson.

Hardhitting, true, and very sad.......2002-06-20

Agrarianism goes down to a hard and dusty death. The realities of growing commodities as a family in California are tough. Hanson does know what he's talking about, contra reader S.M. Stirling, below (I wonder if this fellow even read the book, his comments are so off, not to mention being practically a personal attack on Hanson); he lives the reality of this difficult life while also being a classical scholar. He seems uniquely qualified to illuminate the Greek and Latin roots of agrarianism as the foundation of democracy, and with a lifelong interest in the classics, I found this very interesting; I learned a lot. I highly recommend this book, which I found compelling...

Fertile Food for Thought for The Thinking Human.......2001-11-23

This is one of those few books that I enjoyed and thought about so much that I bought six copies from Amazon to hand out to friends who I believed would also appreciate Hanson's efforts. It really is that exceptional! The thing most notable about "The Land Is Everything" is how much response it will provoke out of you if are a "thinking type". That doesn't mean you will love or hate it all...you will, however, THINK! Despite the definite order the book is arranged in, you will get a sense that much of it was almost written in streams of thought. Hanson seems to meander on tangents at times and in other places even rants but, this stream is still flowing briskly! He focusses in on "Man versus Nature", "Man versus Man", and "Man versus Self" in the realm of small-scale farming.

Hanson is uniquely qualified to write about the subject of farming and it's effects on character. He is a fifth generation grape farmer in California while also a Professor of Classics at CSU Fresno. The clincher is that he can convey his beliefs to paper with a VENGEANCE! The crux of this book is showing how the decline of self-reliant family farms in America is sapping the core character of what an "American" was in our first 200 years. He passionately describes the life, both good and bad, of the American farmer and gives numerous examples of issues that influence his/her character and culture. The fact that America, up until fairly recently, was predominantly a land of farmers is elaborated on at length. Hanson admires and respects the ways the brutal realities of farming the land force farmers to stay literally rooted in hard work, ethics, and honesty even if it sometimes makes them crazy! He then launches into his assessments of the effects on the gradual loss of this culture on the United States today as it becomes more and more "urban" and "cosmopolitan".

One thing I can almost promise: you WILL have an opinion on this book once you've read it. There will be points that you will agree or disagree with strongly and many others that will fall somewhere in between. The bottom line is that you will definitely feel better for having read it.

Finally, if you have found yourself drawn to understand the heroism and motivation of the New York City fireman who fought and died at the World Trade Center attack on 9/11, I doubly recommend this book.

A FINE WORK - on a tragic subject........2000-06-15

As a graduate student in the university (stumbling along the first steps of academia) while at the same time dragging my small farm roots along, I find Victor Hanson's appraisal and insightful commentary frighteningly real to much of my own experience and upbringing. The Land Was Everything is exceptional and comprehensive in outlining a picture of rural life and ideology that most urbanites and farmers alike are not consciously aware of. He writes about the loss of the small farm agrarian but mostly he mourns the loss of characteristics and qualities that come from the farmer, his work, his life, and his toil. To most readers (the growing sea of concrete city folk) his words and stories feel alien and distant and sadly this further proves the author's point. Hanson's unique and diminishing perspective reads as a bitingly honest commentary about where we (as a nation) have come from, where we owe our success, the price of our success, and where we're going in this new millenium. Grounded in the fields and orchards of farming and agrarian life, Hanson demonstrates his intellect and skills of observation in the manner of a scholarly writer and though agrarian and intellectual often antagonize one another within the writing, he is successful at utilizing them to expose and comment on the other. If understanding and consciousness about any of this is the reward for the loss of the small American Farmer, then it's all I could ask for as a reader who wishes that others would pick up The Land Was Everything, listen to its pages, remember the voices of their past, and try to understand the tragedy that has already occurred.

THE LAND WAS EVERYTHING: LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER.(Review): An article from: American Scholar

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THE LAND WAS EVERYTHING: LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER.(Review): An article from: American Scholar
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Title: THE LAND WAS EVERYTHING: LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER.(Review)
Author: Charles Fish
Publication: American Scholar (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2000
Publisher: Phi Beta Kappa Society
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From the publisher's description.......2005-11-17

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Within the four spheres of the physical universe--the horizons of space, time, matter, and energy--Asimov reveals how man's urge to expand the limits of knowledge has led him to leave the perimeters of the known world, to develop theories and devices that would allow him to plumb the secrets of the earth and the universe.

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Hooray for leaving the "Stay within the Line" mentality!

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Hooray for leaving the "Stay within the Line" mentality!.......2002-03-22

I would buy every young person I know this book if it were available. Creating and exploring in a young person is stiffled around age 6. I hear people say "I can't draw a straight line," or "I can't draw," or "I can't paint," and too bad their brain accepted teachers/parents lack of encouragement to color anything, draw anything, go beyond the lines. The Anti-Coloring Book of Exploring Space on Earth by Susan Striker should be given to every school child. The pictures are started, and the child/person is encouraged to complete from with descriptions like, "Would you like to live on a houseboat?", "Build a Treehouse where you can go and be alone," "Decorate this Dollhouse," "The people who live in this apartment have commissioned you to paint a modern masterpiece." "You are a scientist who has established a model community for life under the sea."

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The perfect backup navigation system for the serious cruiser in a GPS era, this all-in-one tool kit supplies everything a celestial navigator needs except the sextant. The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator replaces $300 worth of guides and almanacs traditionally required by celestial navigators and includes a star finder; a five-year (20032007) nautical almanac for determining precise star, sun, moon, or planet locations at the time of sighting; and sight reduction tables for crunching the numbers and producing the fix. Designed with the novice or rusty celestial navigator in mind, it even includes a celestial navigation primer.

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great for basic celestial navigation.......2007-10-03

I used this as a beginner, and although I found the explanations at times confusing, working through the practice problems and making my own sights made it clear what to do. A great resource to have, though not one to learn basic theory from. But then again, this is not the purpose of this publication, either.

Everything you need in a compact, easy-to-use handbook.......2007-07-20

This excellent "manual" contains everything needed to perform celestial navigation at sea, or to practice the skills at home. The manual contains an instructional section at the beginning describing the process, followed by complete tables and nautical almanac for 2003-2007, providing everything needed to plot one's position with nothing more than a pencil, paper, and of course the sextant.

I took this book on my single-handed cruise to the Bahamas in 2006, as a back-up to my GPS, and also for practice and the fun and challenge of navigating by the stars. While my GPS never failed me in open water sailing, I still plotted my position by sun and stars several times on the trip, and was very greatful to have everything I needed in one compact book, given how extremely precious space on a small sailboat can be.

One consideration is that the instructions at the beginning will not give nearly as in-depth a lesson into the theory and complexities of celestial navigation as other purely instructional books will give. The book will, however, provide complete instruction for a rusty mind that hasn't performed a sight reduction in a long time, or someone who otherwise has some grasp on the concept. I personally learned celestial navigation simply from a few online instructional sites that give general overviews along with the instructions in this book. I rate the book at 5 stars because I think the "instructional" section is the perfect length for a book of this purpose.

The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator is an excellent "everything but the sextant" handbook to use for recreational or back-up celestial navigation in today's world.

Good Resource for Intermediate to Advanced Navigator.......2006-08-26

Excellent resource if you wish to manually navigate or if you find yourself in a situation which precludes using GPS.

Complete and compact and very terse.......2006-08-10

I bought this because it combines the functions of nautical almanac and sight reduction tables in one slender volume. It provides five years of star data, sample worksheets and lots of worked out examples. So it's a lot easier than hauling around Nautical Almanacs and 3-volume sight reduction tables.

The tables trade compactness for accuracy. Sights and positions are taken to the nearest minute of latitude or longitude, rather than 10ths of minutes in the standard celestial navigation tables. I don't mind the loss of accuracy; my sights are pretty loose to begin with, and it's hard to imagine an emergency short of nuclear war where I'd actually have to depend on celestial navigation. I'm learning it only because I want to do a Transpac race and the rules require that four lines of position be determined during the race.

Also, to keep the tables small, the sight reduction methodology is non-standard and requires a few extra steps compared to the normal "Bowditch-approved" method. The geometry behind them is completely opaque, so you have to take them on faith unless you are a true expert in celestial navigation techniques. But, once you get the hang of it, it's a straightforward sequence of arithmetic sums.

The author includes a couple of methods for determining azimuth, one by table lookup and one by the use of "Weir diagrams." The latter look interesting but the explanation in the book is completely incomprehensible and I couldn't find another reference that even mentioned them.

The 1999 -2003 edition is now out of date.......2006-07-12

The information in the 1999 edition is now out of date. Buy a new one!

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Almost sixteen, Iris is five-feet-ten, a straight-A student, and a hotshot athlete who has never broken curfew. So when her mother goes on vacation, how does responsible Iris end up with the car trashed, a disabled hearse in the garage, and a couple of hunky motorcycle guys named Byron and Foster waiting for her phone call? A strong, engaging protagonist propels this fast-moving novel seasoned with laugh-out-loud one-liners. “Full of situations that border on slapstick and peopled by a host of weird characters, the story is a delight because Iris is a delight-funny, ambitious, bright, and tempted to just wrong enough.”-Booklist

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Good overall.......2000-06-26

I thought this book was very good overall. the begining was boring but it got much better. It was a little short though. This book would probably be good for someone who just wants a short read. You might have to get past the boring begining though.

One mistake after another.......1999-12-17

If you like non-stop, action packed books with unexpected endings you will love Amazon Papers by Beverly Keller. This book will keep you curious until the end, constantly wondering what the quirky characters will get themselves into next. Iris, a fifteen-year-old tomboy, who has never broken curfew in her life, gets herself ankle deep in trouble when her mother and her cousin leave her home for a week with her two nephews. Her Aunt Blanche, who is supposed to stay nights with the three kids, comes down with the flu and puts all responsibility on Iris. The trouble starts when Iris agrees to go on a date with Foster, a high school drop out, who works at the local pizza place. Foster's hearse breaks down and Iris volunteers to drive her mother's car, even though she does not have a license. When they arrive at the pool hall, Foster runs into his ex-girlfriend, Zelma, who not only gets Foster kicked out but breaks Iris' foot during a tantrum. Iris is forced to leave her mother's car in the parking lot and gets a ride from Zelma. Overnight her mother's car gets broken into and hundreds of dollars of parts are taken. Iris must now figure out a way to take care of the two toddlers, keep the car a secret from her mother and her Aunt, and all with a broken foot. Beverly Keller is a talented author who paints pictures for her readers. She describes the characters so in depth that you can see them in your head. She describes Aunt Blanche as the following; "She still wears Chanel suits with straight skirts and little straight jackets, that she picks up from thrift stores and consignment shops. She stands about five feet six in the canvas faux espadrilles she buys at the payless shoe source. Her hair is thick and wild and showing no gray, her face bears a disconcerting resemblance to that of Caesar Augustus." Her writing is easy to follow and very down to earth. She uses unique wording to get an image portrayed. "...the parking lot desolate, with the vehicles looming like shadowy hulks of defunct Paleolithic beasts." This scene is one that you really have to think about but the wording makes is all that more interesting. Amazon papers ends with a twist making you want to know more. I would recommend this book to anyone who has the patience to deal with the characters and their many troubles.

In my opinion, pretty good..........1999-11-16

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was humorous, and Iliked the characters. However, there were a few setbacks. I foundthe beginning somewhat boring, but it was enough to keep me going, and the rest was certinly entertaining. I would recommend The Amazon Papers for some good light reading.

A really, really funny book!!.......1999-06-23

The cover and title of this book turned me off, but after reading a couple of chapters, I couldn't put it down!! It's really funny! I do think to really appreciate the one-liners and situations, the reader should be 13 to 17. Younger kids just wouldn't get the humor. Iris is hysterical, and the characters play off each other so well you wish you could meet them after you're done the book. It's hard to find a humorous young adult novel. If you appreciate funny books, don't pass this one up.

Terrible! Horrid and Boring Story.......1999-04-03

This book is easy and short, which may appeal to weak and young readers looking for something easy, but for people who want an interesting and entertaining book to read, this is not it. Look elsewhere, anywhere else but with this book. The romance (what romance?) was dry, the situations were not believeable, and I just hate the babysitting parts, she let the kid go around crazy. Not a good example.

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Government and the Economy on the Amazon Frontier (World Bank Environment Paper, No 11)

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Government and the Economy on the Amazon Frontier (World Bank Environment Paper, No 11)
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Managing Agricultural Research for Fragile Environments (Agricultural Administration Unit Occasional Papers)

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Managing Agricultural Research for Fragile Environments (Agricultural Administration Unit Occasional Papers)
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The Online Business Setup, Amazon Sales, Inner Game for Acid-free Papers Businesses

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