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Our crisis: estranged from the land, disconnected from ourselves.

The Unsettling of America (50th Anniversary Edition)

Culture and Agriculture

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2026

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A landmark work of environmental writing that powerfully argues that our estrangement from the land through industrial farming is a cultural and spiritual crisis—now presented in a beautiful fiftieth anniversary edition featuring a new foreword by the author.

Since its original publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. And it is perhaps more relevant than ever, as today’s agribusiness has w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781640098374
ISBN-10:1640098372
Author:Wendell Berry
Publisher:Counterpoint
Imprint:Counterpoint
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:15 September 2026
Weight:397g
Dimensions:22mm x 153mm x 229mm
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The Unsettling of America (50th Anniversary Edition) by Wendell Berry - ISBN: 9781640098374
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About The Author

Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry (August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026) was an essayist, novelist, and poet.

During his life, he was honored with numerous distinctions, including:

  • The T. S. Eliot Prize
  • The Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
  • The John Hay Award of the Orion Society
  • The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award

In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. In 2016, he was the recipient of the Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle.

Berry lived with his wife, Tanya Berry, on their farm in Henry County, Kentucky.

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