The Lean Lands
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The Lean Lands
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Author : Agustín Yáñez
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2017-03-08
The Lean Lands written by Agustín Yáñez and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-08 with Fiction categories.
What was it that flew over with such a terrifying roar? Was it, as many said, the devil, or was it that thing a few had heard of, a flying machine? And those electric lights at Jacob Gallo’s farm, were they witchcraft or were they science? The theme of this harshly powerful novel is the impact of modern technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The old ways are represented by Epifanio Trujillo, the cacique of the region, now ailing and losing his grip on things; by ancient Madre Matiana, the region’s midwife, healer, counselor, and oracle; by penniless Rómulo and his wife Merced. “Progress” is represented by Don Epifanio’s bastard son Jacob, who acquired money and influence elsewhere during the Revolution and who now, against his father’s will, brings electricity, irrigation, fertilizers, and other modernities to the lean lands—together with armed henchmen. The conflict between the old and the new builds slowly and inexorably to a violent climax that will long remain in the reader’s memory. The author has given psychological and historical depth to his story by alternating the passages of narrative and dialogue with others in which several of the major characters brood on the past, the present, and the future. For instance, Matiana, now in her eighties, touchingly remembers how she was married and widowed before she had reached her seventeenth birthday. This dual technique is superbly handled, so that people and events have both a vivid actuality and an inner richness of meaning. The impact of the narrative is intensified by the twenty-one striking illustrations by Alberto Beltrán.
Larding The Lean Earth
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Author : Steven Stoll
language : en
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Release Date : 2003-07-03
Larding The Lean Earth written by Steven Stoll and has been published by Hill and Wang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-03 with History categories.
A major history of early Americans' ideas about conservation Fifty years after the American Revolution, the yeoman farmers who made up a large part of the new country's voters faced a crisis. The very soil of American farms seemed to be failing, and agricultural prosperity, upon which the Republic was founded, was threatened. Steven Stoll's passionate and brilliantly argued book explores the tempestuous debates that erupted between "improvers," who believed in practices that sustained and bettered the soil of existing farms, and "emigrants," who thought it was wiser and more "American" to move westward as the soil gave out. Stoll examines the dozens of journals, from New York to Virginia, that gave voice to the improvers' cause. He also focuses especially on two groups of farmers, in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. He analyzes the similarities and differences in their farming habits in order to illustrate larger regional concerns about the "new husbandry" in free and slave states. Farming has always been the human activity that most disrupts nature, for good or ill. The decisions these early Americans made about how to farm not only expressed their political and social faith, but also influenced American attitudes about the environment for decades to come. Larding the Lean Earth is a signal work of environmental history and an original contribution to the study of antebellum America.
In The Land Of Marvels
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Author : Theodor Vernaleken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
In The Land Of Marvels written by Theodor Vernaleken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Folklore categories.
The Thick And The Lean
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Author : Chana Porter
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-04-02
The Thick And The Lean written by Chana Porter and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-02 with Fiction categories.
In the quaint religious town of Seagate, abstaining from food brings one closer to God. But Beatrice Bolano is hungry. She craves the forbidden: butter, flambe, marzipan. As Seagate takes increasingly extreme measures to regulate every calorie its citizens consume, Beatrice must make a choice: give up her secret passion for cooking or leave the only community she has known. Elsewhere, Reiko Rimando has left her modest roots for a college tech scholarship in the big city. A flawless student, she is set up for success...until her school pulls her funding, leaving her to face either a mountain of debt or a humiliating return home. But Reiko is done being at the mercy of the system. She forges a third path--outside of the law.
Young People S History Of Ireland
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Author : George Makepeace Towle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Young People S History Of Ireland written by George Makepeace Towle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Christianity categories.
Fat Lands For Lean Tillers
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Author : Joseph Forster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Fat Lands For Lean Tillers written by Joseph Forster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Canada categories.
A Short History Of The Kingdom Of Ireland From The Earliest Times To The Union With Great Britain
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Author : Charles George Walpole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
A Short History Of The Kingdom Of Ireland From The Earliest Times To The Union With Great Britain written by Charles George Walpole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Ireland categories.
China In War And Revolution 1895 1949
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Author : Peter Gue Zarrow
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2005
China In War And Revolution 1895 1949 written by Peter Gue Zarrow and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with China categories.
Providing historical insights essential to the understanding of contemporary China, this text explores the events that lead to the rise of communism and a strong central state during the early twentieth century.
Annual Report Of The Board Of Agriculture
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Author : Vermont. State Board of Agriculture
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Annual Report Of The Board Of Agriculture written by Vermont. State Board of Agriculture and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Agriculture categories.
The Vast Land Unknown
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Author : k. hanson
language : en
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2020-07-20
The Vast Land Unknown written by k. hanson and has been published by Covenant Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-20 with Fiction categories.
In the early 1900s, major change had little effect in the outer fringes of civilization. Survival of the fittest still rules, and a boy of sixteen is now a man. Such a man retreats into the wilderness in hopes of finding answers to his future. He experiences the life in a harsh land where trust is earned, and each day presents its own set of hardships. There are no winners or losers here; but for this Christian man, he flaunts his faith without falter. He's been hurt, and like a wounded animal, not one to be trifled with. Skeptical of everyone, he carries a kind heart, a pair of Colt .45s, and a sled dog team, keen and rugged, he built for himself.