The essential barn cat, from mouser to farmer’s overseer, pictured in all its charm, with comments that famous writers have made about cats over the centuries.

Because she's looking for something special, the great barn cat notices but shows no interest in the activities of the animals which can be counted around her.

Because she's looking for something special, the great barn cat notices but shows no interest in the activities of the animals which can be counted around her.

What picture of farm life is complete without the woman at its heart? Rising before dawn to start the fire, sitting up long after dark to do her mending, she holds farm and family together. In moving photographs and prose, this book celebrates the life of the farm wife, with its hours of hard work and moments of ineffable sweetness. Pictured at tasks such as feeding chickens or on the tractor; caught in a rare stillness against the endless horizon or in a moment of well-deserved rest: Here is the farm wife as she is and was and will be, at the heart of the American farm, and of the American story.

Let's practice reading with a story about a curious cat.

The Happy Barn Cat is a comprehensive, relatable guidebook to raising barn cats. Written in an easy-to-understand format, the book explores our relationship with our living room lions and how to provide them all the care that they need.

Because she's looking for something special, the great barn cat notices but shows no interest in the activities of the animals which can be counted around her.

The Happy Barn Cat is a complete guide to raising healthy working cats. The book is jammed packed with resources, tips, tricks, recipes, illustrations, personal stories and more.