02172cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000240012624500620015026400510021230000470026333600260031033700260033633800360036250000310039850802130042952010440064253400450168665300240173165300310175585600430178699900170182936283UtSlPG20260610133828.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a09024896  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHackley, Sarah Bell14aThe Tobacco Tiller: A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-05-30  aE-text prepared by David Garcia, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org)  a"The Tobacco Tiller: A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields" by Sarah Bell Hackley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the lives of tobacco farmers in Kentucky, primarily through the experiences of Ephriam Doggett and his family, exploring the struggles and complexities of agricultural life, particularly the cultivation of tobacco.  The opening of the novel introduces Mr. Ephriam Doggett and his family as they navigate the challenges of raising tobacco. In a light-hearted yet serious conversation among family and guests, they discuss the effects of weather on their crops, the state of their living conditions, and their hopes for better prospects. Key themes emerge, including the hardships of farm life, the dynamics within the family and the community, and elements of humor and camaraderie that reflect their resilience. Hackley's vivid characterization and setting establish a rich context for the unfolding narrative within Kentucky's tobacco culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aKentucky -- Fiction  aTobacco farmers -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36283  c77123d77123