Drawing upon his own experiences of life in the American countryside of the 1930s and beyond, as well as a lifetime of reporting and writing on agriculture, agricultural policy and economics, Charles Walters has crafted a new work of fiction that brings the message of Acres U.S.A. to life in a new way. From whence comes this beast of muddy brain that trails a boy, a man, a family and a civilization through Century 20 into Century 21? The tale that unfolds in this intensely gripping, often instructive novel begins in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and grows with its characters through war and peace. It is an angry testament that sees the debauchery of a civilization. The chief character, James Robert Ness, and his family both survive and prevail while a Darwinian demon devours almost all around them. Here is the real story of what happens when public policy takes the food from the farmer, giving him very little in return, with showy successes forever shadowed by pending adjustments in our institutional and political arrangements. Page after page, Charles Walters adds to the best of times the fact of rural worst of times, answering questions that have still to be asked. Charles Walters was the founder and executive editor of Acres U.S.A., North America s oldest and largest magazine covering organic and sustainable agriculture issues. He has penned thousands of articles on the technologies of sustainable farming dubbed "eco-agriculture"; because it is both economical and ecological. Walters is the author of many books, including: Weeds, Control Without Poisons; A Farmer's Guide to the Bottom Line; Mainline Farming for Century 21; Fletcher Sims Compost ; and others. A leading proponent of raw material economics, he has served as president of NORM and has authored several books on economics, including his classic work, Unforgiven: The American Economic System Sold for Debt and War . Used Book in Good Condition