Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journal - Softcover

David Kline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865474710 ISBN 13: 9780865474710

Publisher: North Point Press, 1991

Synopsis

An Amish farmer describes his reverence for the natural world in a collection of essays on farming, animals, plants, birds, insects, and the seasons

About this title

About the Author:

With horses and the help of his family and friends, David Kline practices diversified sustainable farming on 120 acres of land in the Amish community of Fredericksburg, Ohio.

From Library Journal:

Combining the foresight of John Muir, the poetry of Henry David Thoreau, and the artistry of John James Audubon, Kline blends the hues of old-world Amish farm life to paint a canvas colored with the great horned owl, black-tailed grackle, and blue heron beneath a winter's wolf moon. Spring brings ploughing and planting amidst budding apple, ash, and sugar maple; the burble of bull toads; the trill of the whippoorwill; and the tickle of toothwort, thistle, and thyme. Summer draws marsh ducks, woodchucks, and young bucks to the sun-drenched cornhusks, while fall closes the circle with the tawny tints of turning leaves and the fine-honed axe of the woodcutter. A fine hearthside read for nature lovers.
- Mikey Scott, Torrey Pines High Sch., Del Mar, Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Point Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0865474710
• ISBN 13: 9780865474710
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 235