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- Book Title
- Section 27:A Century on a Family Farm
- Publication Name
- Section 27
- Title
- Section 27
- Subtitle
- A Century on a Family Farm
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9780700611966
- ISBN
- 9780700611966
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / General, General, Sociology / Rural
- Release Date
- 20/09/2002
- Release Year
- 2002
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Number of Pages
- 238 Pages
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Smack in the middle of Kansas, Section 27 in McPherson County has been occupied by the Penner family since 1874. Although few of the area's residents have direct ties to the past, Mil Penner still farms the land that his family has worked for over 125 years. His account of daily life on a Mennonite family farm near Inman, Kansas, retells a universal story of the American heartland sharpened by personal accounts of one family's enduring relationship to the land. In this collection of brief, evocative vignettes, Penner traces the influence of pioneer roots on the present generation as he chronicles the transformation of the land from untouched prairie to productive farm. As a boy, young Mil rubbed shoulders with the very pioneers who tamed the prairies and he now draws on those recollections and memories passed on by his father to make the past come alive. Through Penner's accounts, readers will discover a miniature universe through descriptions of breaking sod and harvesting, Mennonite customs and religion, education in a one-room school, and the evolution of farm equipment from horse-drawn to engine-powered plows. The story he tells is virtually a history of the settling of the West as seen from a farm, where getting through the hardships of the Dust Bowl and Depression needed faith as much as fortitude. Told in a straightforward fashion befitting his family traditions, Section 27 tracks Penner's development of ecological awareness and growing commitment to recapturing a simpler way of life. He has an innate gift for storytelling and a sharp memory for detail, and as one of the last generation to have experienced harvesting with a binder and threshing machine, he shows how the experience of family farming rewards with simple pleasures and joys. Through his expressive prose, even new-mown hay takes on remarkable dimensions. In this journey of introspection, Penner reflects on how, when his great-grandfather first broke the sod on Section 27, it altered the land profoundly. Today, he takes an old tractor out to a small plot he's set aside and drops the plow, feeling a deep satisfaction in seeing the black soil roll and the birds swoop in for the insects he's stirred up. Although he sees the value in new agricultural methods, he can't help but ponder the direction in which progress is taking us. As our country moves away from its rural roots at an ever-accelerating pace, Section 27 is a signpost that makes us pause and reconsider that fading heritage before it is gone forever.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700611967
ISBN-13
9780700611966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2292397
Product Key Features
Book Title
Section 27:A Century on a Family Farm
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / General, General, Sociology / Rural
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
238 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ct274.P455p47 2002
Reviews
"Penner's engaging style and story should delight anyone who grew up in the rural West around mid-century and provide a valuable, sometimes amusing, education to those who did not. . . . His tale of the one-room school, rural life, and changing attitudes toward stewardship of the land will ring true to several generations."-- Journal of the West "Penner takes readers inside the heart of the family farm . . . and brings it to vibrant life. Depiction of life on a Kansas farm before many of today's technological advances exposes the spirit, tenacity, and creativity of early farmers and their families. . . . Section 27 is a warm,memorable look into a past that belongs to all of us. Penner's storytelling style and rich characterizations will stay with you, giving you a new respect for the pioneers who walked the Kansas prairies before most of us were born."-- Wichita Eagle "Mil Penner chronicles his family's more than century-long stewardship of a farm in McPherson County, Kansas. Part celebration and part elegy, this memoir traces the personal consequences of American agriculture's historical arc. . . Penner uses a deft combination of episodic narrative and extended meditation to tell the story of his family, his community, and the plot of land that has sustained them."-- Kansas History "A warm-hearted tribute to the rural character of Kansas and its farmers."-- Kansas! Magazine, "An extremely interesting and valuable memoir of life on a family farm and how that life changed over the course of a century and a quarter. In Section 27 , Penner has created a universe in miniature in prose as fresh as the grass itself. . . . reminiscent of John Ise's classic Sod and Stubble ."-- Jim Hoy , Director, Center for Great Plains Studies and author of The Cattle Guard and Cowboys and Kansas "A powerful work that chronicles the transitions and maturation of a reflective farmer in central Kansas. Penner, an enthusiastic participant in the transformation of the prairie landscape, reconsiders what he has done and what he ought to do in relation to land and community. He is utterly effective as a voice of his place, his class, and his generation. He speaks with authenticity: this stuff rings true."-- Tom Isern , author of Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs: Harvesting and Threshing on the North American Plains, An extremely interesting and valuable memoir of life on a family farm and how that life changed over the course of a century and a quarter. In Section 27 , Penner has created a universe in miniature in prose as fresh as the grass itself. . . . reminiscent of John Ises classic Sod and Stubble .Jim Hoy , Director, Center for Great Plains Studies and author of The Cattle Guard and Cowboys and Kansas A powerful work that chronicles the transitions and maturation of a reflective farmer in central Kansas. Penner, an enthusiastic participant in the transformation of the prairie landscape, reconsiders what he has done and what he ought to do in relation to land and community. He is utterly effective as a voice of his place, his class, and his generation. He speaks with authenticity: this stuff rings true.Tom Isern , author of Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs: Harvesting and Threshing on the North American Plains, "An extremely interesting and valuable memoir of life on a family farm and how that life changed over the course of a century and a quarter. In Section 27 , Penner has created a universe in miniature in prose as fresh as the grass itself. . . . reminiscent of John Ise's classic Sod and Stubble ."- Jim Hoy , Director, Center for Great Plains Studies and author of The Cattle Guard and Cowboys and Kansas "A powerful work that chronicles the transitions and maturation of a reflective farmer in central Kansas. Penner, an enthusiastic participant in the transformation of the prairie landscape, reconsiders what he has done and what he ought to do in relation to land and community. He is utterly effective as a voice of his place, his class, and his generation. He speaks with authenticity: this stuff rings true."- Tom Isern , author of Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs: Harvesting and Threshing on the North American Plains, An extremely interesting and valuable memoir of life on a family farm and how that life changed over the course of a century and a quarter. In Section 27 , Penner has created a universe in miniature in prose as fresh as the grass itself. . . . reminiscent of John Ise's classic Sod and Stubble .-- Jim Hoy , Director, Center for Great Plains Studies and author of The Cattle Guard and Cowboys and Kansas A powerful work that chronicles the transitions and maturation of a reflective farmer in central Kansas. Penner, an enthusiastic participant in the transformation of the prairie landscape, reconsiders what he has done and what he ought to do in relation to land and community. He is utterly effective as a voice of his place, his class, and his generation. He speaks with authenticity: this stuff rings true.-- Tom Isern , author of Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs: Harvesting and Threshing on the North American Plains, "Penners engaging style and story should delight anyone who grew up in the rural West around mid-century and provide a valuable, sometimes amusing, education to those who did not. . . . His tale of the one-room school, rural life, and changing attitudes toward stewardship of the land will ring true to several generations."Journal of the West "Penner takes readers inside the heart of the family farm . . . and brings it to vibrant life. Depiction of life on a Kansas farm before many of todays technological advances exposes the spirit, tenacity, and creativity of early farmers and their families. . . . Section 27 is a warm,memorable look into a past that belongs to all of us. Penners storytelling style and rich characterizations will stay with you, giving you a new respect for the pioneers who walked the Kansas prairies before most of us were born."Wichita Eagle "Mil Penner chronicles his familys more than century-long stewardship of a farm in McPherson County, Kansas. Part celebration and part elegy, this memoir traces the personal consequences of American agricultures historical arc. . . Penner uses a deft combination of episodic narrative and extended meditation to tell the story of his family, his community, and the plot of land that has sustained them."Kansas History "A warm-hearted tribute to the rural character of Kansas and its farmers."Kansas! Magazine
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Prologue 1. Seeds 2. Breaking the Sod 3. Wetlands 4. Lake Valley 5. Lady of the House 6. Higher Education 7. The Way We Were 8. The Farmstead 9. The Animal Kingdom 10. The Quiet in the Land 11. Wheat 12. For Better or Worse 13. Simple Pleasures 14. The Barn 15. The Valley of the Shadow 16. A New Generation 17. Living Off the Land 18. The Cycle of Life
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2002-004928
Dewey Decimal
978.1/5503/0922 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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