I finished this book well over a year ago and still find myself ruminating upon its characters and images. I loved this book.

I read this as a 50+ year old woman and smiled as I heard terms from my youth... ASC office, diverted acres, "they are in the fields and we aren't", the dust the farmers breathed ( and I'm sure led to my dad's cancer), farming well into the winter, the neighbors seeing your crops STILL in the fields, farmers choosing Deere over Internat'l, dress clothes being a seed company's windbreaker, confinement hog operation, etc. Kurtz captured the scene perfectly, tho I did grow weary of the "romance" as Arthur finally labeled it. A very good read for me.

I read this book when it first came out. I loved every part of it. During the days I read it, I actually felt as though I was out in the farmland among these characters. Sadly, I have been trying to find books of similar writing and settings, but it hasn't panned out. Hopefully, more books of equal caliber are on the way from this talented author.

With nice visuals and good text the book is well worth the price

This is a VERY small book, smaller than a cd case. The illustrations are great and it gives a very general overview of Mucha's life. I purchased this book as a reference for a report on Mucha for a college level class and it was definitely not very useful for that purpose.The author does not cite any resources for the information in the book and other than looking good on the bookshelf it was not worth the price.

I run enrichment programs for school age children and this book along with the other books in the Vignette series from the Collector's Press have been terrific in introducing kids to great artists. This book does a great job of chronicling Mucha's life and career. I highly recommend it as an introduction to Art Nouveau and Alphonse Mucha.

I found this book to be a great addition to my library of art nouveau reference books. It is small and concise. The author obviously loves his subject matter. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in an overview of Mucha's work in a quick read.