In this Book
- Cranberry Red: A Novel
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
The fourth novel in Jerry Apps’s Ames County series, Cranberry Red brings the story into the present, portraying the challenges of agriculture in the twenty-first century.
As the novel opens, Ben Wesley has lost his job as agricultural agent for Ames County. He is soon hired as a research application specialist for Osborne University, a for-profit institution that has developed “Cranberry Red,” a new chemical that promises not only to improve cranberry crop yields but also to endow the fruits with the power to prevent heart disease, reduce brain damage from strokes, and ward off Alzheimer’s disease. Ben must promote the new product to cranberry growers in Ames County and beyond, but he worries whether the promised results are credible. Was Cranberry Red rushed to market?
When the chemical does all that the university claims it will do, Ben is relieved . . . until disturbing side effects emerge. Can he criticize Cranberry Red and safeguard farmers and consumers without losing his job, or will Ben’s honesty get him fired while his community continues to get sicker?
Finalist, General Fiction, Midwest Book Awards
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Part 1
- 1. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 3-6
- 2. Lost Job
- pp. 7-9
- 3. Beth Wesley
- pp. 10-13
- 4. Local Agent Out
- pp. 14-16
- 5. Shotgun Slogum
- pp. 17-20
- 6. Visiting Shotgun
- pp. 21-25
- Part 2
- 7. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 29-31
- 8. Phone Call
- pp. 32-34
- 9. Dr. Sara Phillips
- pp. 35-41
- 10. New Job?
- pp. 42-44
- 11. Beth and Osborne University
- pp. 45-47
- 12. Shotgun’s Advice
- pp. 48-50
- 13. Conversation with Lars
- pp. 51-53
- 14. Hailstorm
- pp. 54-59
- 15. Cranberry Red
- pp. 60-61
- Part 3
- 16. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 65-67
- 17. Brittani Stone
- pp. 68-71
- 18. The Osborne Dream
- pp. 72-77
- 19. Business Office
- pp. 78-81
- 20. Fourth of July
- pp. 82-85
- 21. Gunnar Godson
- pp. 86-91
- 22. Farm Visit
- pp. 92-96
- 23. Business of the Year
- pp. 97-98
- 24. Ben and Brittani
- pp. 99-102
- Part 4
- 25. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 105-107
- 28. Promoting RFD
- pp. 114-119
- 29. RFD News
- pp. 120-121
- 30. Celebration Planning
- pp. 122-126
- 31. Ames County Fair
- pp. 127-130
- 32. Cranberry Red Meeting
- pp. 131-137
- 33. The Day After
- pp. 138-142
- 34. Office Problems
- pp. 143-145
- 35. Fish Survey
- pp. 146-148
- 36. Fishing with Lars
- pp. 149-153
- 37. Family Cookout
- pp. 154-158
- 38. Celebration News
- pp. 159-160
- Part 5
- 39. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 163-165
- 40. Harvest at Shotgun’s
- pp. 166-172
- 41. Gunnar’s Discovery
- pp. 173-177
- 42. Budget Shortfall
- pp. 178-180
- 43. Paul and Gloria Mayer
- pp. 181-185
- 44. Research Problem
- pp. 186-190
- 45. RFD Collapses
- pp. 191-192
- 46. Ben and Dr. Phillips
- pp. 193-198
- 47. Healthy Always Cranberries
- pp. 199-201
- 48. County Fair Eliminated
- pp. 202-207
- 49. Beth Wins Osborne Award
- pp. 208-211
- Part 6
- 50. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 215-219
- 51. Phillips and the Outreach Office
- pp. 220-224
- 52. Chris Martin
- pp. 225-229
- 53. Secret Meeting
- pp. 230-234
- 54. Teaching Strategies
- pp. 235-238
- 55. Gunnar’s Research
- pp. 239-240
- 56. Brittani and Chris
- pp. 241-245
- 57. Two Faces of Osborne
- pp. 246-249
- Part 7
- 58. Fred and Oscar
- pp. 253-254
- 59. Queen Selection
- pp. 255-262
- 60. Ups and Downs
- pp. 263-268
- 61. Cranberry One-Fifty
- pp. 269-276
- 62. Celebration Continues
- pp. 277-283
- 63. Anonymous Letter
- pp. 284-289
- 64. Gus and the Tamarack River
- pp. 290-292
- 65. Ben and Shotgun Slogum
- pp. 293-297
- 66. Ira Osborne Commemorative Park
- pp. 298-303
- 67. Fallout
- pp. 304-306
- Author’s Note
- pp. 311-312
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2010