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Real-Farm - Patricia Tichenor Westfall
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"...In the end, however, Real-Farm goes beyond a description of the trials and tribulations of farm life to become a philosophical exploration of ways of perception, grounded in immediate daily details...In Real-Farm she writes about the history of windmills, the mythology of snakes, and the development of corn; she explains how to drill a well and ponders what time means to different cultures around the world..."
(E.B., p. 338)