Description
When a progressive college professor runs for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a deeply conservative rural district, he loses. That’s no surprise. But the story of how Ferrence loses and, more importantly, how American political narratives refuse to recognize the existence and value of non-conservative rural Americans offers insight into the political morass of our nation.
In essays focused on showing goats at the county fair, planting native grasses in the front lawn, the political power of poetry, and getting wiped out in an election, Ferrence offers a counter-narrative to stereotypes of monolithic rural American voters and emphasizes the way stories told about rural America are a source for the bitter divide between Red America and Blue America.
Book Information
ISBN 9781959000273
Author Matthew Ferrence
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint West Virginia University Press
Publisher West Virginia University Press
Weight(grams) 454g
In essays focused on showing goats at the county fair, planting native grasses in the front lawn, the political power of poetry, and getting wiped out in an election, Ferrence offers a counter-narrative to stereotypes of monolithic rural American voters and emphasizes the way stories told about rural America are a source for the bitter divide between Red America and Blue America.
Book Information
ISBN 9781959000273
Author Matthew Ferrence
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint West Virginia University Press
Publisher West Virginia University Press
Weight(grams) 454g
