![]() | Tamarack River Ghost 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. |
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