Fields Without Dreams: Defending the Agrarian Idea

The disappearance of the family farm and the rise of modern agribusiness have led to a decline in the values that made America great.

Victor Hanson, a fifth-generation grape farmer and professor of Greek at California State University in Fresno, offers an eloquent and bitter elegy for the American family farm in this book.

Through personal experiences and historical context, he argues that the loss of agrarians lies at the root of many ills that plague modern American society.

This book provides a thought-provoking look at the impact of industrial agriculture on our culture and history, and is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the decline of the family farm and the rise of agribusiness.