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Midwest Book Review

6/14/2013

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I have recently been informed that Saving the Farm has been reviewed and recommended as a "must read" in the Midwest Book Review, the Wisconsin Review, and Internet Bookwatch.

Midwest Review, 
Wisconsin Bookwatch, 
June 2013, Volume 8, Number 6, Reviewer’s Choice
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nternet Bookwatch, June 2013, Volume 23,
Number 6, Reviewer’s Choice
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Saving the Farm
James T. Powers
Homebound Publications
PO Box 1442
Pawcatuck, CT 06379  9781938846069, $17.95, www.homeboundpublications.com

"The dominance of agriculture in American life is very much fading. "Saving the Farm: A Journey Through Time, Place, and Redemption" discusses the true-life history of the Dudley Farm in New England, and how it has become a museum of the one-time lifestyle of rural Americans. The Dudley Farm is a milestone preserved to remind future generations may remember the past... and its place in the progression of history. "Saving the Farm" is a must for those curious about the relics of the nineteenth century, very much highly recommended."

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Excerpt from the Introduction of  Saving the Farm; A Journey through Time, Place, and Redemption

6/10/2013

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You know the feeling - that  gentle  tug of a place
that draws you to it.   You may not at first even be  aware of it
or the pull might be  instantaneous.  What draws you there?  Why?  
Is it a sight, smell, or a memory from your past that is jarred? 
The connection you feel is undeniable as you  look around and drink it all in.  
You feel  comfortable there, like the familiarity of home.  
For each of us what attracts  us is a matter of personal experience,  preference and choice. 
But, the  message  is clear - this place is somehow part of us;
 it’s a whisper of who we  were,  are, or would like to be that draws us in
and gives us pause. 
  
For each of us the experience is a bit different.  It might be the solitude and solace
of a place that attracts us or the  sense of community and the warmth of  friendship. 
For others it might be a sense of familiarity.   It may be the  special beauty of a place
or the humbling feeling that we are in the midst of  something somehow
greater than ourselves that gives us a  sense of belonging.  
Maybe it’s the  simple recognition that where you are represents a
different  time and place, a  window into another world gone forever.

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June 08th, 2013

6/8/2013

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Looking forward to a Reading and Signing Event at the Wallingford Public Library Monday, June 10 at 7:00.  It means a lot to me to be in Wallingford to discuss and read from Saving the Farm since it is where I grew up and first learned the value of a sense of place.
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