Marce Catlett : the force of a story : a Port William novel / Wendell Berry.
| Author/creator | Berry, Wendell, 1934- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Counterpoint edition. |
| Publication | California : Counterpoint, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 153 pages : genealogical table, map ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Andy Catlett tells the story of his grandfather and father's lives and how their stories, recalled by Andy to his own children and grandchildren, become "A Story Unending." Marce Catlett rises in the dark to go from his farm, by horseback and train, to Louisville for the sale of his tobacco crop at the auction house there. The price paid for each year's crop is being determined and destroyed by the power of a single buyer, James B. Duke. This year is especially grim since the price offered each grower is less than the expense of bringing the crop to market, and a year's worth of labor is lost. He returns to his family defeated and determined to discover some way to proceed. Many of his fellow farmers lack the resiliency and resourcefulness to continue, and the end for them is clearly visible. But with the help of other neighbors and growers, a way is discovered to protect the farmers and keep their rural families vital and in place"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Genre/form | Pastoral fiction. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Romans pastoraux. |
| Genre/form | Romans. |
| LCCN | 2025010267 |
| ISBN | 9781640097759 |
| ISBN | 1640097759 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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