Animal Husbandry, Mammals - Miscellaneous

Living with Pigs

Name: Living with Pigs
Author: Bob Artley
ISBN: 9781589801042

by Bob Artley, Hampton Artley (Illustrator), Dave Flint

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Overview

Winston Churchill once said: "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down. Pigs treat us as equals." This may be one reason for many people's fascination with pigs, but a more likely reason might be the international love of the delicious meals made from them. In America less than a century ago, there were family farms where people raised, among other things, livestock for market and for the family's consumption. Nearly all of these family farms raised a litter or two of pigs. The antics and behavior of pigs are well known, and anybody who feels affection for these intelligent, mischievous animals will certainly enjoy this book.
As the world has changed, so too has the family farm, which has all but disappeared from the American landscape. Bob Artley's evocative drawings hark back to the time of his childhood in Iowa--when whole families put their backs into keeping food on the table, and the things they ate grew a few feet from where they sat to eat it. A fitting tribute not only to the American family farm, but also to the quirks and foibles of porcine behavior, Living with Pigs will amuse and inform for generations to come.

About the Author, Bob Artley

Bob Artley was born on his family's farm, established by his grandfather, in 1917. He began drawing as a boy, receiving extensive encouragement from the Des Moines Register and Tribune 's great cartoonist Ding Darling. Drafted in the U.S. Army in 1941, Artley met and married Ginny, a WAC technician who shared the joy of raising four children with him. His career as an editorial cartoonist began at the Des Moines Register and continued at the Worthington (Minn.) Daily Globe , where he developed his syndicated cartoon series Memories of a Former Kid . He is the author of ten books.

Bob Artley grew up on his family farm in Hampton, Iowa. After he had become the editorial cartoonist for the Worthington Daily Globe his watercolors and essays of life on the farm evolved into a weekly feature. Since then, his nationally syndicated work has focused on the culture of rural America. He has written and illustrated ten books, including the best-selling Memories of a Former Kid.