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Leslie, Stephen

 
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Synopsis

In 1965 a Vermont farm boy fleeing family tragedy saddles up a horse and embarks on a journey across the continent. Along the way he meets people still intrinsically connected to the land; Amish farmers, migrant workers, cowboys, Native Americans. From each new encounter he gathers another piece of the puzzle by which he begins to put back together a fragmented identity and glimpse the framing of his own destiny connected to the whole. More than a coming of age story, The Gleaner is a paean to humanity’s vital connection---past, present and future---to land, horses, and the natural world.

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About the Author

Stephen Leslie is a nationally recognized authority on working with draft animals. He is the author of The New Horse Powered Farm (Chelsea Green, 2013). An artist and organic farmer, he lives with his wife, Kerry Gawalt and daughter Maeve at their Cobb Hill Eco-Village farm in Hartland, VT. His forthcoming book, Horse-Powered Farming For The 21st Century will be published by Chelsea Green in December 2015.

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