Country Chaff

By Jerry Easterling

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0832304190
• ISBN13: 9780832304194
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Binford & Mort Pub
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great writing from a country gentleman

Jerry Easterling is a long time feature writer for the Salem, Oregon, Statesman-Journal daily newspaper. When the paper's editors tried to drop his column some years ago the reaction from the reading public was so instantaneous and strong that they had to change their minds. Jerry's column, "Country Chaff," still runs in the paper.This book is a collection of Jerry's best pieces, and is a pleasure to read. Articles about the sad spectacle of a wrestling bear whose teeth and claws have been removed, pitted against a "brave" drunk, whom it defeats simply by falling on its opponent, or a hawk that has taken up residence on his farm, and Jerry's thoughts on its future, given the shrinking habitat it faces.This is the writing of a sensitive man who is a keen observer of nature and its inhabitants, including the human ones. Often humorous, but always reflecting his refreshing insights.A book that is well worth your time, and twice the price that is being asked at least.Joseph Pierreauthor of The Road to Damascus and other books