Read THE LAST FARMER by Howard Kohn. Read to the end. A great understanding of the German work ethic that formed the Midwest and a certain political family
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You might like “The Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches From an Ancient Landscape”
by James Rebanks
A modern shepherd in Northern England’s Lake District whose life is ordered by the seasons. I learned so much about sheep and this lucky, hardworking man (Rebanks) who has been able to make a living raising sheep thanks to Beatrix Potter (of all people) who saved the area from developers in mid 20th Century.
I’ll read your suggestion if you’ll take a look at mine - deal?