Farmers Life

Old soldiers never die: the improbable life and times of Henry Francisco.(Brief biography)
Military History; 1/1/2010; 3557 words; ...at Saratoga, Francisco's astonishing life is interwoven with the fabric of history...statements to interviewers, made late in his life, he first served asa drummer boy in Queen...When we arrived at his residence (a plain farmer's house, not painted, rather out of...

Mad Anthony.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Military History; 1/1/2010; 727 words; ...movement of people, the clash of totally different ways of life and the pointlessness of hand-wringing. The westward movement...militia" conjures up images of ill-armed, undisciplined farmers, which they most certainly were not. Harrison did not make...

Canning tomatoes, growing "Better and More Perfect Women": the girls' tomato club movement.(ESSAY)
Southern Cultures; 12/22/2009; 5166 words; ...Did ever you see such girls in your life-- As the Tomato Club? --Tomato Club...service. He believed in training local farmers to teach their peers and youth to teach...families in more efficient methods for rural life. Most of the early experiments under...the New York Times to the Progressive ...

Put It on the Skillet: liner notes.(The Edible South's Special DVD)(Video recording review)
Southern Cultures; 12/22/2009; 1163 words; ...solve the world's problems? According to Earl Cruze, a dairy farmer and buttermilk maker from Knoxville, Tennessee, who is profiled...going to Prince's is more than a dare, it's a way of life. Courtesy of the Southern Foodways Alliance, a member-supported...

2009 fellowship recipients: singing cowboy hopes Harvard leads to the world stage of Foreign Service.
Phi Kappa Phi Forum; 12/22/2009; 5013 words; ...creativity and ambition to graduate school at Harvard--and to his life agenda. The 23-year-old has molded elements from his childhood...Oklahoma State he researched the impact of ethanol production on farmers and ranchers. His motivation for that topic grew from his family...