Corn is history, corn is economy, corn is epicurean delight. As far as the eye can see, as fragrant as summer, visions of cornfields wrap around our senses like a silky husk on a fresh ear of golden kernels. Corn is big business, harvested on half of Indiana's 12 million agricultural acres. In Corn Country, author Sam Stall and photographer Darryl Jones delight readers with their verbal and visual chronicle of Indiana's love affair with its favorite crop.
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Sam Stall, former editor of Indianapolis Monthly and a national author spent a year living in the cornfields of the midwest. He felt the soft earth as it received the kernels and shook with the harvesters pouring thousands of pounds of cattle feed into waiting trucks. His is a feisty, personal, clever and informative style that makes for a read-right-through narrative.
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If you're going to buy one book about Corn this year, make it this one! Thoughtfully researched and really well-written by Stall and beautifully photographed by Jones, it'll make a great gift book for the displaced Midwesterner or anyone who pages through this and feels like they're back home again. If you've ever driven through the Midwest and been amazed at the sheer amount of corn you see, you'll enjoy this book.
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Dale Tomasi, program supervisor for agricultue at Conner Prairie in Fishers, is a man lost in time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Conner Prairie, Orville Redenbacher, John Deere, Marion County, Chris South, Indiana State Fair, Keith Wright, World War, Charles Knarr, Putnam County, Spring Mill State Park, Todd Stockwell New!
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Dale Tomasi, program supervisor for agricultue at Conner Prairie in Fishers, is a man lost in time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corn ears Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Conner Prairie, Orville Redenbacher, John Deere, Marion County, Chris South, Indiana State Fair, Keith Wright, World War, Charles Knarr, Putnam County, Spring Mill State Park, Todd Stockwell New!
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- Tray Chic: Celebrating Indiana's Cafeteria Culture by Sam Stall in Back Matter
- Best Food In Town: The Restaurant Lover's Guide to Comfort Food in the Midwest by Dawn Simonds in Back Matter
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