Reviews
"readers new to the subject will find a wealth of information and will get an intimate view of a vital part of Florida's culture that is ignored by politicians and consumers alike. Riley and Johns demonstrate that the 'harvest of shame' Edward R. Murrow documented in the Sunshine State more than 40 years ago remains with us at the beginning of the 21st century." - St. Petersburg Times (online)
--St. Petersburg Times
" This is a work valuable to a variety of readers in the general public and academia alike."
--H-Florida
"John's abundant photographs are a rich supplement to Riley's text. Together, these representations spotlight the many, and significant, challenges embedded in the farmworker experience."
"Its photography is illuminating and compelling; it reinforces the reality of these people's lives, at once spotlighting hardship and endurance." ; "Riley and Johns have made an important contribution to the debate by making it clear that Florida's Farmworkers, and agriculture, are an inextricable part of the state's composition."
--H-Florida
"There is much here to infuriate even the most hard-bitten social critic."
"A useful source and one that is accessible to a broad audience."-Cindy Hahamovitch, College of William and Mary
--Journal of Southern History
"Succeeds in showing that hope is not lost."
"Stands as a provocative study of the lives of migrant farmworkers and is an essential read for anybody studying the history of Florida."
--Southern Historian
"Johns' photographs punctuate Riley's arguments and at times tell their own moving story."
--Journal of American Ethnic History
"Two reinforcing stories, one in text and the other in pictures."
"A helpful reminder of the bedrock upon which the nation's cheap food policy has been built."
--Agricultural History Journal