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Product Identifiers
PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100802124925
ISBN-139780802124920
eBay Product ID (ePID)219097566
Product Key Features
Book TitleHarrows of Spring
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicDystopian, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorJames Howard Kunstler
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-590284
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsAdvance praise for The Harrows of Spring : "A deliberate and suspenseful tale spiked with suffering and violence, rough justice and love . . . A slyly folksy, caustically hilarious, unabashedly proselytizing, and affecting finale in a keenly provocative saga." -- Booklist "The fourth and final volume in a series of visionary novels begun with cult-favorite, 70,000-copy-selling World Made by Hand . Things are stirring in Union Grove, an upstate New York town in a future that feels much like the 19th century." -- Library Journal Praise for the World Made by Hand series: "Far from a typical postapocalyptic novel. It caters neither to a pseudo-morbid nor faddishly slick vision of the future. Though grim with portent, it is ultimately, as Camus's novel The Plague , an impassioned and invigorating tale whose ultimate message is one of hope, not despair." -- San Francisco Chronicle on World Made by Hand "The verisimilitude of Kunstler's world leads me to think the future is Union Grove. Thirty years from now, it will be interesting to see if that little town seems excessively sad, richly luxurious or spot on. But for now, I'm hedging my bets. Where I Live, one block east of ground zero, I've started keeping a compost bin and am thinking about adding a micro wind generator. Two blocks south, the damaged former Deutsche Bank building comes down floor by floor. To the north, the Freedom Tower has just emerged aboveground and may one day be full of investment bankers. Recently, though, I've started looking at that plot through Kunstler's eyes. It gets good sunlight, and it occurs to me it would make a hell of a bean field." -- The New York Times Book Review on World Made by Hand "Chronicles the aftereffects of the collapse of our technological society in the near future . . . Kunstler's storytelling talents are in evidence here. ...Kunstler has punctuated the nightmarish scenario of his novel with . . . poignant moments where hope and despair vie for dominance of the human spirit." -- The Seattle Times on World Made by Hand "In many ways [The Witch of Hebron] reminded me of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove , set in the dystopian world of The Road . . . . By the middle of the book you are immersed in a richly imagined ''world made by hand,' eagerly devouring every page. . . . [Kunstler] has woven his nightmares into a vision or America after a complete economic, political, and cultural collapse." -- New York Journal of Books on The Witch of Hebron "Kunstler offers a sharply cautionary tale, conjuring up bizarre characters who would be right at home in the scariest haunted houses. . . . Kunstler excels at writing lyric passages about nature . . . His acute pessimism about the future coexists with his faith in the human instinct to survive and adapt . . . [and] he demonstrates that the human penchant for storytelling is unlikely ever to become extinct so long as a single human being has breath enough to speak and strength enough to write." -- America Magazine on The Witch of Hebron "What''s after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry....and sometimes a sense of relief. In James Howard Kunstler''s richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove (with its echo of Our Town''s Grover''s Corners) cope with everything from mercenary thugs to religious extremists, yet manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit." -- O Magazine on World Made by Hand "One pitfall in painting a convincing picture of the future is forgetting all the small ways in which life would differ if big changes swept in. Kunstler avoids it, and his catalog of such finer points is a subtle, continuing pleasure." -- The Boston Globe on World Made by Hand, Advance praise for The Harrows of Spring : "The fourth and final volume in a series of visionary novels begun with cult-favorite, 70,000-copy-selling World Made by Hand . Things are stirring in Union Grove, an upstate New York town in a future that feels much like the 19th century." -- Library Journal Praise for the World Made by Hand series: "Far from a typical postapocalyptic novel. It caters neither to a pseudo-morbid nor faddishly slick vision of the future. Though grim with portent, it is ultimately, as Camus's novel The Plague , an impassioned and invigorating tale whose ultimate message is one of hope, not despair." -- San Francisco Chronicle on World Made by Hand "The verisimilitude of Kunstler's world leads me to think the future is Union Grove. Thirty years from now, it will be interesting to see if that little town seems excessively sad, richly luxurious or spot on. But for now, I'm hedging my bets. Where I Live, one block east of ground zero, I've started keeping a compost bin and am thinking about adding a micro wind generator. Two blocks south, the damaged former Deutsche Bank building comes down floor by floor. To the north, the Freedom Tower has just emerged aboveground and may one day be full of investment bankers. Recently, though, I've started looking at that plot through Kunstler's eyes. It gets good sunlight, and it occurs to me it would make a hell of a bean field." -- The New York Times Book Review on World Made by Hand "Chronicles the aftereffects of the collapse of our technological society in the near future . . . Kunstler's storytelling talents are in evidence here. ...Kunstler has punctuated the nightmarish scenario of his novel with . . . poignant moments where hope and despair vie for dominance of the human spirit." -- The Seattle Times on World Made by Hand "In many ways [The Witch of Hebron] reminded me of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove , set in the dystopian world of The Road . . . . By the middle of the book you are immersed in a richly imagined 'world made by hand,' eagerly devouring every page. . . . [Kunstler] has woven his nightmares into a vision or America after a complete economic, political, and cultural collapse." -- New York Journal of Books on The Witch of Hebron "Kunstler offers a sharply cautionary tale, conjuring up bizarre characters who would be right at home in the scariest haunted houses. . . . Kunstler excels at writing lyric passages about nature . . . His acute pessimism about the future coexists with his faith in the human instinct to survive and adapt . . . [and] he demonstrates that the human penchant for storytelling is unlikely ever to become extinct so long as a single human being has breath enough to speak and strength enough to write." -- America Magazine on The Witch of Hebron "What's after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry....and sometimes a sense of relief. In James Howard Kunstler's richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove (with its echo of Our Town's Grover's Corners) cope with everything from mercenary thugs to religious extremists, yet manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit." -- O Magazine on World Made by Hand "One pitfall in painting a convincing picture of the future is forgetting all the small ways in which life would differ if big changes swept in. Kunstler avoids it, and his catalog of such finer points is a subtle, continuing pleasure." -- The Boston Globe on World Made by Hand, Praise for the World Made by Hand series: "Far from a typical postapocalyptic novel. It caters neither to a pseudo-morbid nor faddishly slick vision of the future. Though grim with portent, it is ultimately, as Camus's novel The Plague , an impassioned and invigorating tale whose ultimate message is one of hope, not despair."-- San Francisco Chronicle on World Made by Hand "The verisimilitude of Kunstler's world leads me to think the future is Union Grove. Thirty years from now, it will be interesting to see if that little town seems excessively sad, richly luxurious or spot on. But for now, I'm hedging my bets. Where I Live, one block east of ground zero, I've started keeping a compost bin and am thinking about adding a micro wind generator. Two blocks south, the damaged former Deutsche Bank building comes down floor by floor. To the north, the Freedom Tower has just emerged aboveground and may one day be full of investment bankers. Recently, though, I've started looking at that plot through Kunstler's eyes. It gets good sunlight, and it occurs to me it would make a hell of a bean field."-- The New York Times Book Review on World Made by Hand "Chronicles the aftereffects of the collapse of our technological society in the near future . . . Kunstler's storytelling talents are in evidence here. ...Kunstler has punctuated the nightmarish scenario of his novel with . . . poignant moments where hope and despair vie for dominance of the human spirit." -- The Seattle Times on World Made by Hand "In many ways [The Witch of Hebron] reminded me of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove , set in the dystopian world of The Road . . . . By the middle of the book you are immersed in a richly imagined 'world made by hand,' eagerly devouring every page. . . . [Kunstler] has woven his nightmares into a vision or America after a complete economic, political, and cultural collapse."-- New York Journal of Books on The Witch of Hebron "Kunstler offers a sharply cautionary tale, conjuring up bizarre characters who would be right at home in the scariest haunted houses. . . . Kunstler excels at writing lyric passages about nature . . . His acute pessimism about the future coexists with his faith in the human instinct to survive and adapt . . . [and] he demonstrates that the human penchant for storytelling is unlikely ever to become extinct so long as a single human being has breath enough to speak and strength enough to write."-- America Magazine on The Witch of Hebron "What's after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry....and sometimes a sense of relief. In James Howard Kunstler's richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove (with its echo of Our Town's Grover's Corners) cope with everything from mercenary thugs to religious extremists, yet manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit."-- O Magazine on World Made by Hand "One pitfall in painting a convincing picture of the future is forgetting all the small ways in which life would differ if big changes swept in. Kunstler avoids it, and his catalog of such finer points is a subtle, continuing pleasure."-- The Boston Globe on World Made by Hand
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom the renowned social critic, energy expert, and bestselling author James Howard Kunstler, The Harrows of Spring concludes the quartet of his extraordinary World Made By Hand novels, set in an American future of economic and political collapse, where electricity, automobiles, and the familiar social structures of the "old times" are a misty memory. In the little upstate New York town of Union Grove, springtime is a most difficult season, known as "the six weeks want," when fresh food is scarce and winter stores have dwindled. Young Daniel Earle returns from his haunting travels around what is left of the United States intent on resurrecting the town newspaper. He is also recruited by the town trustees to help revive the Hudson River trade route shut down peevishly by the local grandee, planter Stephen Bullock. Meanwhile, a menacing gang of Social Justice Warriors styling themselves as agents of the Berkshire People's Republic appear one evening camped on the outskirts of town. Their leaders are the imposing Amazonian beauty Flame Aurora Greengrass and the charismatic grifter Sylvester "Buddy" Goodfriend, progressive to a fault in their politics and determined to extract whatever tribute they can from the people of Union Grove. Romance, politics, bunko, violence, and family tragedy swirl through the thrilling finale to Kunstler's bestselling series. The Harrows of Spring is a powerful, heart-wrenching, and satisfying conclusion to this poignant history of the future., From renowned social critic, energy expert, and bestselling author James Howard Kunstler, The Harrows of Spring is a moving and gripping novel that completes the story of the quaint upstate New York town of Union Grove, thrown into a future world that in many ways resembles the nineteenth century. In Union Grove, early spring is a challenging season, known as the "six weeks want," a time when fresh food is scarce and the winter stores are dwindling. The town is struggling in particular this year as the Hudson River trade route to Albany has been halted by the local plantation tycoon Stephen Bullock, who has deemed it too resource-intensive and is now striving for self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, after returning from his travels around what is left of the United States, Daniel Earle is intent on resurrecting a newspaper for the community, and finds an interesting story to cover when representatives of a group of anti-establishment, hyper-liberals known as the Berkshire People's Republic arrive in the town. The thrilling conclusion to Kunstler's beloved series, The Harrows of Spring is a powerful, moving tale of insurrection, survival, and what it means to be human.
LC Classification NumberPS3561.U55H37 2016
