Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Josh Wittmore 2. Lazy Z Feedlot 3. Fishing on the Millpond 4. Natalie Karlsen 5. Tamarack River Valley 6. Farm Country News 7. Tamarack River Ghost 8. Nathan West Industries 9. Dr. William Willard Evans 10. Randy Oakfield 11. Research Proposal 12. Big Hog Farm Coming 13. Dinner Date 14. Ice Fishing 15. Valley History 16. Fred and Oscar 17. Skiing in the Park 18. Informational Meeting 19. Opposing Positions 20. Fred and Oscar 21. Yes or No to Factory Farms 22. Winter Festival 23. Fred and Oscar 24. Paper Problems 25. Schmeir Tournament 26. Nathan West-435 27. Decision Time 28. Tamarack Museum 29. Zoning Committee Meeting 30. Newspaper Demise 31. New Journalism 32. Fred and Oscar 33. Different Results 34. Spring Snowstorm 35. Confession 36. Opening Day 37. Electronic News 38. Surprise Present 39. New Hog House 40. Outrage 41. Fourth of Seventh Month 42. Truce 43. Disaster 44. Blame 45. A New Beginning Epilogue
Jerry Apps was born and raised on a Wisconsin farm. A former agricultural extension agent, he is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His other novels in the Ames County series are The Travels of Increase Joseph,In a Pickle, Blue Shadows Farm, and Cranberry Red. His many nonfiction books include Garden Wisdom, Barns of Wisconsin, Breweries of Wisconsin, Every Farm Tells a Story, Old Farm, and One-Room Country Schools. Apps received the 2007 Major Achievement Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers and the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
"Contributes to a deeper understanding of midwestern farm life in
transition in the twenty-first century."--Jerry Minnich, author of
The Wisconsin Garden Guide
"Jerry Apps scores another bull's-eye in his Ames County fiction
series with Tamarack River Ghost. The book raises the main issues
of land stewardship and community development in an interesting
story filled with compelling characters."--Dennis Boyer, author of
Listen to the Land: Conservation Conversations
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