The Land was Everything
Author | : Victor Davis Hanson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780684845012 |
ISBN-13 | : 0684845016 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Land was Everything by : Victor Davis Hanson
Download or read book The Land was Everything written by Victor Davis Hanson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before storms that can destroy his crops in an instant, the farmer stands implacable. To fluctuations in temperature that can deprive his children of their future, the farmer pays no heed. Every day the elements remind him that his future is secure only through constant effort. Like the creepers and crawlers he seeks to eradicate, the farmer toils away in the lush anonymity of his grid of vines, his tradition one of impervious resolve.