Jerold W Apps

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.