{"product_id":"in-a-pickle-a-wisconsin-novel-of-community-compromise-and-courage-paperback","title":"In a Pickle: A Wisconsin Novel of Community, Compromise, and Courage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Apps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1955 Wisconsin, the cucumbers aren't the only things under pressure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndy Meyer is a young farmer with one foot in the family field and the other in a fermenting vat of trouble. By day, he manages the local pickle factory in the small town of Link Lake, where summer days stretch long, the gossip flows easy, and cucumbers are a way of life. But when the powerful H. H. Harlow Pickle Company rolls into town, threatening to uproot generations of family farms with cutthroat contracts and corporate control, Andy finds himself stuck in a briny moral dilemma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught between his paycheck and his principles, Andy must decide where his loyalty lies: with the small farmers whose way of life is slipping through their fingers, or with the corporate machine reshaping the land and livelihoods around him--including his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a Pickle\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt and timely novel about rural roots, quiet resistance, and the cost of progress in a changing America. Full of warmth, wit, and ethical complexity, it captures a bygone era with surprising relevance for today's readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Apps was born and raised on a farm in central Wisconsin. Upon graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and spending time in the U.S. Army, Apps worked as a county extension agent in Green Lake and Brown County Wisconsin. He then worked as a staff development specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He is Professor Emeritus of the University Wisconsin-Madison and the author of several fiction and non-fiction books about agriculture and rural life in the Upper Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497899737309,"sku":"9781967311958","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ni2fvy61eY9781967311958.webp?v=1771989338","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/in-a-pickle-a-wisconsin-novel-of-community-compromise-and-courage-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}