Jerry Apps: 24 books
Roshara Journal
Chronicling Four Seasons, Fifty Years, and 120 Acres
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
A photographic diary of a small Midwestern farm and the family who’ve made it their home
In Roshara Journal, father-and-son team Jerry and Steve Apps share the monthly happenings at their family’s farm in central Wisconsin. Featuring Steve’s stunning photos and fifty years of Jerry’s...
Never Curse the Rain
A Farm Boy’s Reflections on Water
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Growing up on the family farm, Jerry Apps learned from a young age that water was precious. The farm had no running water, a windmill pumped drinking water for the small herd of cattle, and Jerry and his brothers hauled bucket after bucket of water for the family’s use. A weekly bath was considered...
Limping through Life
A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Limping through Life
A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir
Jerry Apps
“Families throughout the United States lived in fear of polio throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, and now the disease had come to our farm. I can still remember that short winter day and the chilly night when I first showed...
by Jerry Apps
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
From the winner of the 2014 Regional Emmy Award for A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps Jerry Apps, renowned author and veteran storyteller, believes that storytelling is the key to maintaining our humanity, fostering connection, and preserving our common history. In Telling Your Story, he offers tips...
The Quiet Season
Remembering Country Winters
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
The Quiet Season
Remembering Country Winters
Jerry Apps
“As I think back to the days of my childhood, the frost-covered windows in my bedroom,
the frigid walks to the country school, the excitement of a blizzard, and a hundred other memories, I realize that these experiences left an indelible...
Garden Wisdom
Lessons Learned from 60 Years of Gardening
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Step into the garden with writer and rural historian Jerry Apps. In this treasure trove of tips, recollections, and recipes, Jerry combines his hard-earned advice for garden success with a discussion of how tending a garden leads to a deeper understanding of nature and the land. From planning and...
Every Farm Tells a Story
A Tale of Family Values
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Jerry Apps details the virtues and hardships of rural living.
“Do your chores without complaining. Show up on time. Do every job well. Always try to do better. Never stop learning. Next year will be better. Care for others, especially those who have less than you. Accept those who are different...
Wisconsin Agriculture
A History
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
"I'm embarrassed to say I thought I knew anything substantial about Wisconsin agriculture or its history before I read this book. 'Wisconsin Agriculture' should be required reading in history classes from high school to the collegiate level. It makes me thankful that Jerry Apps has such a sense...
Whispers and Shadows
A Naturalist’s Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
In these times of technological innovation and fast-paced electronic communication, we often take nature for granted—or even consider it a hindrance to our human endeavors. In Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist’s Memoir, Jerry Apps explores such topics as the human need for wilderness, rediscovering...
Old Farm Country Cookbook
Recipes, Menus, and Memories
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
When Jerry Apps was growing up on a Wisconsin farm in the 1930s and 1940s, times were tough. Yet most folks living on farms had plenty to eat. Preparing food from scratch was just the way things were done, and people knew what was in their food and where it came from. Delicious meals were at the center...
by Jerry Apps
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
In this new edition of his classic book, award-winning author Jerry Apps shares a unique perspective on the great barns of rural Wisconsin. Digging deep as both an enthusiast and a farmer, Apps reaps a story of change: from the earliest pioneer structures to the low steel buildings of modern dairy...
Rural Wit and Wisdom
Time-Honored Values from the Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
In an updated and expanded edition of a timeless classic, bestselling author Jerry Apps has written and collected oft-spoken phrases, observations, comments, and conundrums celebrating country life and rural living. Black and white photographs by Steve Apps, an award-winning photojournalist, complement...
Once a Professor
A Memoir of Teaching in Turbulent Times
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2018
Farm boy professor shares a life of lessons.
“I never wanted to be a professor,” writes Jerry Apps in the introduction to Once a Professor. Yet a series of unexpected events and unplanned experiences put him on an unlikely path—and led to a thirty-eight-year career at the University...
Living a Country Year
Wit and Wisdom from the Good Old Days
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Jerry App’s farm stories open the barn door to understanding life in the country.
“Even with the all the hard work, we had more time (perhaps we took more time) to enjoy what was all around us: nights filled with starlight, days with clear blue skies and puffy clouds. Wonderful smells everywhere—fresh...
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