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Aging larry cook announces his intention to turn over his 1,000acre farmone of the largest in zebulon county, iowato his three daughters, caroline, ginny and. Discuss how the symbiotic relationship between person and place addressed in ms. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on a thousand acres by jane smiley. Buy a cheap copy of a thousand acres book by jane smiley.
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