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A story about dirt--and about sun, water, work, elation, and
defeat. And about the sublime pleasure of having a little piece of
French land all to oneself to till.
Richard Goodman saw the ad in the paper: "SOUTHERN FRANCE: Stone
house in Village near Nimes/Avignon/Uzes. 4 BR, 2 baths, fireplace,
books, desk, bikes. Perfect for writing, painting, exploring &
experiencing la France profonde. $450 mo. plus utilities." And,
with his girlfriend, he left New York City to spend a year in
Southern France.
The village was small--no shops, no gas station, no post office,
only a cafe and a school. St. Sebastien de Caisson was home to
farmers and vintners. Every evening Goodman watched the villagers
congregate and longed to be a part of their camaraderie. But they
weren't interested in him: he was just another American, come to
visit and soon to leave. So Goodman laced up his work boots and
ventured out into the vineyards to work among them. He met them
first as a hired worker, and then as a farmer of his own small plot
of land.
French Dirt is a love story between a man and his garden. It's
about plowing, planting, watering, and tending. It's about cabbage,
tomatoes, parsley, and eggplant. Most of all, it's about the
growing friendship between an American outsider and a close-knit
community of French farmers.
"There's a genuine sweetness about the way the cucumbers and
tomatoes bridge the divide of nationality."--The New York Times
Book Review
"One of the most charming, perceptive and subtle books ever
written about the French by an American."--San Francisco Chronicle"
The first collection of environmental writing about the Gulf South
region, this volume features a diverse array of voices from the
past 100 years. The work of these writers and artists enriches how
we understand and represent the relationship between people and the
rapidly changing ecology of the Gulf.Reaching from Texas to
Florida, this anthology presents pieces from a variety of genres,
from journalism to poetry to memoir to a graphic nonfiction book.
It comprises renowned authors such as Natasha Trethewey, Jesmyn
Ward, and E. O. Wilson alongside strong but lesser-known writers
and emerging writers. The subjects include natural and human-made
disasters, the impact of industry, influential historical events,
personal encounters with the environment, and a deep love for the
land and water by the people who live there. Reflecting a range of
different landscapes and their inhabitants, and emphasizing the
human voice and condition throughout, The Gulf South brings to
light a region whose influence on American commerce and culture
reaches far beyond its geographical boundaries. This volume
encourages readers to consider how we choose to characterize the
environment and its degradation through language, and how these
accounts affect our thinking and planning for the future.
Title: Address delivered before the Berkshire Agricultural Society:
October 8th, 1868.Author: Richard GoodmanPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04734800CollectionID:
CTRG04-B279PublicationDate: 18680101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 20 p.; 23 cm
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