Author Paul Conkin of Vanderbilt University will sign copies of his new book about the American farm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers. Conkin, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, will appear at the bookstore in the Green Hills Mall at 2121 Green Hills Village Dr. at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23. The event is free and open to the public.
The book, A Revolution Down on the Farm: The Transformation of American Agriculture Since 1929, traces what Conkin calls "the greatest industrial revolution in history." Today, just over 300,000 farm operators produce almost 90 percent of the food consumed by a population that has grown four times since 1900, when there were 30 million farmers in the nation.
"All the important farm issues and views about them are discussed (in Conkin’s book) in a format that is handy and easy to read," said Gene Logsdon, author of The Mother of All Arts: Agrarianism and the Creative Impulse. He says the book is "perfect for the new student of agriculture who needs a quick but detailed introduction to farming history in the United States."
For more information or review copies, contact Mack McCormick at The University Press of Kentucky at (859) 257-5200.
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