The year is 1955. Andy Meyer, a young farmer, manages the pickle
factory in Link Lake, a rural town where the farms are small, the
conversation is meandering, and the feeling is distinctly
Midwestern. Workers sort, weigh, and dump cucumbers into huge vats
where the pickles cure, providing a livelihood to local farmers.
But the H. H. Harlow Pickle Company has appeared in town, using
heavy-handed tactics to force family farmers to either farm the
Harlow way or lose their biggest customer--and, possibly, their
land. Andy, himself the owner of a half-acre pickle patch, works
part-time for the Harlow Company, a conflict that places him
between the family farm and the big corporation. As he sees how
Harlow begins to change the rural community and the lives of its
people, Andy must make personal, ethical, and life-changing
decisions. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the
American Association of School Librarians, and Outstanding Book,
selected by the Public Library Association
General
Imprint: |
University of Wisconsin Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2007 |
First published: |
September 2007 |
Authors: |
Jerry Apps
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-299-22300-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-299-22300-0 |
Barcode: |
9780299223007 |
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