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The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County : A Novel
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The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County : A Novel Hardcover - 2014

by Apps, Jerry

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University of Wisconsin Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County : A Novel
  • Author Apps, Jerry
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
  • Date 2014-09-18
  • Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 8261260-75
  • ISBN 9780299300708 / 0299300706
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Sand and gravel mines and mining - Wisconsin, Conservation of natural resources - Wisconsin
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014012643
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2014, Page 44
  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2014, Page 0

About the author

Jerry Apps was born and raised on a Wisconsin farm. A former agricultural extension agent, he is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His other novels in the Ames County series are The Travels of Increase Joseph, In a Pickle, Blue Shadows Farm, Cranberry Red, and Tamarack River Ghost. His many nonfiction books include The Quiet Season, Garden Wisdom, Barns of Wisconsin, Breweries of Wisconsin, Every Farm Tells a Story, Old Farm, and One-Room Country Schools. Apps received the 2007 Major Achievement Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers and the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.