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The Memory of Old Jack

by Wendell Berry

Series: Port William Membership

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Info:	Counterpoint (1999), Later printing, Paperback, 170 pages
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Tags:	agriculture, Appalachia, community, farming, fiction, land, old age, Port William, Kentucky

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One day in the life of an old Kentucky farmer as he wanders through town and remembers his life

Richj | Dec 27, 2008 |

You really grow to like the old fellow. Very interesting to see the world through his eyes. (

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In a rural Kentucky river town, "Old Jack" Beechum, a retired farmer, sees his life again through the shades of one burnished day in September 1952. Bringing the earthiness of America's past to mind, The Memory of Old Jack conveys the truth and integrity of the land and the people who live it. Through the eyes of one man can be seen the values of Americans strive to recapture as we arrive at the next century.

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