Read the book THE LAST FARMER by Howard Kohn. It describes and gives great details of the German farmers in Flyover country.
Kohn was an editor for Rolling Stone magazine. He returns to family farm after divorce First part of the book is rather slow. I kept thinking -— Oh that interesting SO .... But the impact it had on my life and appreciation of ancestors is unlimited
I’ve bought over a dozen copies. Loan it and it gets passed on to others and others.
One of the very best non fiction books ever !
I LOVE to read! Thanks. I’ll give her a go and let you know what I think when I’ve finished it. And please allow me to tell you about a book. It’s called Borderland Rebellion. The name of the author escapes my mind at the moment but if you are interested, I will find it out for you. The book deals with the Civil War along the border of Arkansas and Missouri and how violent and truly destructive the conflict was to not only the people but the landscape and towns. (My family fought on both sides at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the war. My Confederate grandfather survived the war, while my Union uncle succumbed to disease in a field hospital at Cassville, MO.).