

The Planter of Modern Life
Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution
Author: Stephen Heyman
Narrator: Robertson Dean
Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 04/14/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering
Synopsis
A lanky Midwestern farm boy dressed up like a Left Bank bohemian, Bromfield stood out in literary Paris for his lavish hospitality and his green thumb. He built a magnificent garden outside the city where he entertained aristocrats, movie stars, flower breeders, and writers of all stripes. Millions savored his novels, which were turned into Broadway plays and Hollywood blockbusters, yet Bromfield's greatest passion was the soil. In 1938, Bromfield returned to Ohio to transform 600 badly eroded acres into a thriving cooperative farm, which became a mecca for agricultural pioneers and a country retreat for celebrities.
This sweeping biography unearths a lost icon of American culture, a fascinating, hilarious and unclassifiable character who—between writing and plowing—also dabbled in global politics and high society.