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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: High Cotton Subtitle: Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta Author: Gerard Helferich Narrator: Jeremy Gage Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 12-17-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This dirt-under-the-fingernails portrait of a small-time farmer follows Zack Killebrew over a single year as he struggles to defend his cotton against weeds, insects, and drought, as well as 21st-century threats, such as globalization. Over the course of the season, Helferich details how this singular crop has stamped American history and culture like no other. Then, as Killebrew prepares to harvest his cotton, two hurricanes named Katrina and Rita devastate the Gulf Coast and head toward the Mississippi Delta. ©2008 Gerard Helferich; (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Editorial Reviews: What farm crop sparked a civil