Howard Schaap grew up on a small farm in Minnesota, where even in the quiet moments the forces of mental health, economics, and culture were relentlessly at work. In Brooding Upon the Waters: A Memoir of Farming, Fishing, and Failure in America’s Lost Landscape, Schaap explores the fault lines, pressures, and ends of these forces with courage, compassion, and contemplative prose. Listen to our conversation about the book and the lives it captures, and hear Schaap read a few select passages.
(This interview was recorded at The Fruited Plain Café in Sioux Center),
