Nancy Warner's photographs and David Stark's interviews and
reflections provide fresh perspective on the history and culture of
a distinctly American phenomenon. Continuing in the tradition of
Solomon D. Butcher, who photographed some of the first midwestern
settlers in the nineteenth century, and Wright Morris, who combined
photographic and verbal accounts of farmers' lives in the twentieth
century, Stark and Warner explore a way of life that continues to
adapt in the face of wrenching change.
This book pairs images of abandoned farm places with the
plain-spoken recollections of the people who still live in nearby
communities. In his afterword, Stark grounds the project in the
relationship between people and their land; the cadences and
tough-minded humor of everyday speech; the ongoing mechanization of
farming; the lure of cities for the young; and genetic and chemical
innovations for improving crop yields. The result is both art and
document, evoking memories, emotions, and open-ended questions for
anyone with rural American roots.
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