Growing Season: The Life of a Migrant Community

by David Hassler (Narrator), Robert Coles (Foreword), Gary Harwood (Photographer)

The lives and work of Mexican migrant workers in their northeastern Ohio home are captured in colorful photographs and stories that convey their great pride in work and family, as well as their struggles and their joys. Simultaneous.

158 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2006

About the author

Director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University. Ohio Poet of the Year, 2006; Ohioana Book Award, 2007.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has great pictures taken by Gary Harwood of migrant farmers working on a farm in Hartville, OH. The stories are interesting and informative about the life of the migrant farmers. I read this for a class at Kent State University. It is a book that if I would have seen it on the shelf at the library I would never check out to read but I am happy it was assigned because it was interesting and it showed a part of farming that many people do not know or understand.

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

We live in the area and have driven by the migrant camps and the migrant center for years. This book was a lovely and personal look into the family and social structures that create such a unique community in Hartville.

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Photos of a migrant community interspersed with narratives.