Late Harvest: Rural American Writing

Abbey, Edward; Berry, Wendell; Chute, Carolyn; Dillard, Annie; Gass, William; Keillor, Garrison; Mason, Bobbie Ann; Stegner, Wallace Earle

ISBN 10: 0765197359 / ISBN 13: 9780765197351

Published by Smithmark Publishers, 1996

About this Item

Thicker, sturdy book, brown covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 452 lightly browned pages. Foreword by Eugene J. McCarthy. Includes writings by Annie Dillard, William Gass, Noel Perrin, Donald Hall, Wendell Berry, Frederick Busch, Henry Thoreau in three categories: Farm, Rural and Wilderness. DJ beneath mylar, glossy blue background with antique purple illustration on front of man plowing field on front, DJ and book, both Very Fine. Seller Inventory # 50403

Bibliographic Details

Title: Late Harvest: Rural American Writing

Publisher: Smithmark Publishers

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The contributions of thirty-five important contemporary authors--including Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Garrison Keillor--highlight a superlative anthology that documents America's firm ties to its rural roots.

From Library Journal:

This collection of essays, poems, and short stories has one common theme: life in rural America. Each of the sections--"The Farm," "The Small Town," and "The Wilderness"--begins with an essay by Pichaske, which sets the stage; continues with a selection by a well-known writer, such as Thoreau, which offers a historical viewpoint; and ends with various works by contemporary regional authors, including Wendell Berry, Carolyn Chute, and Bobbie Ann Mason. Not every selection will appeal to every reader, but portions of this huge, diverse literary smorgasbord can be sampled and savored by all.
- Dorothy Golden, Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro
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