Description |
236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Series |
Kansas Notable Book 2023.
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Indexed In: |
Kansas Notable Book 2023. |
Contents |
The coffee -- The morning coffee : Friday -- The farmers : Steve Brown -- The pastor -- The new business : Soul Sister Ceramics -- The farmers : Hootie Rayburn -- The farmer's wife -- The young couple -- The lunch spot -- the mayor -- The newspaper -- The Liar's Bench -- The gas station -- The Lutherans -- THe goodbye -- The morning coffee : Friday -- The farmers : Kenny Joerg -- The ladies -- The entrepreneur -- The daycare -- The Ranchero -- The date night -- The body -- The transplant -- The morning coffee : Saturday -- The average Sunday -- The morning coffee : Monday -- The memories -- The morning coffee : Wednesday -- The lambs -- The bank -- The city council meeitng -- The morning coffee : Thursday -- The ditch rider -- The family business : C&W -- The morning coffee : Thursday -- The broker -- The morning coffee : Friday -- The veterinarian -- The morning coffee : Saturday -- The harvest -- Family business : Tebow -- The women : Peggy Nelson -- The nurse -- The homeopathic -- The morning coffee -- The drive home. |
Summary |
"In this work of creative nonfiction, Kate Benz provides an intimate look at the present-day residents of Courtland, Kansas (population 285), a town whose economy depends almost entirely on agriculture. Her narrative shows how macro-level issues, from rising tariffs and operation costs to sinking commodity prices and infusions of federal farm subsidies affect these Americans' daily lives, and how their love of their community continues their collective efforts to keep Main Street open for business and Courtland on the map"-- Provided by publisher. |
Awards |
Kansas Notable book, 2023 |
Subject |
Courtland (Kan.) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
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Country life -- Kansas -- Courtland -- History -- 21st century.
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Courtland (Kan.) -- Social conditions.
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Courtland (Kan.) -- Economic conditions.
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Country life. (OCoLC)fst00881405
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Title |
Stories from an American farm town |
ISBN |
9780700633456 (paperback) |
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0700633456 |
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9780700633463 (ebook) |
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