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Nothing but the dirt : stories from an American farm town / Kate Guerriero Benz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benz, Kate, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Country life.
- Economic history.
- Courtland (Kan.)--Social life and customs--21st century.
- Courtland (Kan.).
- Courtland (Kan.)--Social conditions.
- Courtland (Kan.)--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- 2022.
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2022]
- Summary:
- "In this work of creative nonfiction, Kate Benz provides an intimate look at the present-day residents of Courtland, Kansas (population 285), a town whose economy depends almost entirely on agriculture. Her narrative shows how macro-level issues, from rising tariffs and operation costs to sinking commodity prices and infusions of federal farm subsidies affect these Americans' daily lives, and how their love of their community continues their collective efforts to keep Main Street open for business and Courtland on the map"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The coffee
- The morning coffee : Friday
- The farmers : Steve Brown
- The pastor
- The new business : Soul Sister Ceramics
- The farmers : Hootie Rayburn
- The farmer's wife
- The young couple
- The lunch spot
- the mayor
- The newspaper
- The Liar's Bench
- The gas station
- The Lutherans
- THe goodbye
- The farmers : Kenny Joerg
- The ladies
- The entrepreneur
- The daycare
- The Ranchero
- The date night
- The body
- The transplant
- The morning coffee : Saturday
- The average Sunday
- The morning coffee : Monday
- The memories
- The morning coffee : Wednesday
- The lambs
- The bank
- The city council meeitng
- The morning coffee : Thursday
- The ditch rider
- The family business : C&W
- The broker
- The veterinarian
- The harvest
- Family business : Tebow
- The women : Peggy Nelson
- The nurse
- The homeopathic
- The morning coffee
- The drive home.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780700633463
- 0700633464
- OCLC:
- 1344187051
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