Prairie perpendicular /
Moore, Marston.
Prairie perpendicular / Marston Moore. - Edina, Minn. : Beavers Pond Press, 2006. - 416 p. ; 23 cm.
Farmers and residents of prairie towns know the seasonal rhythms of planting and harvest are not in tune with erratic cycles of global production and demand. Tom Cooper is caught up in these dynamics. The story illuminates the human cost of agribusiness, leading to Tom's alcoholism, isolation, and emotional downward spiral that destroys the family.
Nominee for 2007 Minnesota Book Awards.
1592981488 (pbk.) 9781592981489 (pbk.)
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Fiction.
Farm life--Fiction.
North Dakota--Fiction.
Pastoral fiction.
Prairie perpendicular / Marston Moore. - Edina, Minn. : Beavers Pond Press, 2006. - 416 p. ; 23 cm.
Farmers and residents of prairie towns know the seasonal rhythms of planting and harvest are not in tune with erratic cycles of global production and demand. Tom Cooper is caught up in these dynamics. The story illuminates the human cost of agribusiness, leading to Tom's alcoholism, isolation, and emotional downward spiral that destroys the family.
Nominee for 2007 Minnesota Book Awards.
1592981488 (pbk.) 9781592981489 (pbk.)
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Fiction.
Farm life--Fiction.
North Dakota--Fiction.
Pastoral fiction.