Richard Quinney
Walworth County philosopher

Speaker, Saturday, Oct. 4, Edgerton High School English Hall
"Nature of the World"

Raised on a Walworth County, Wisconsin farm, Quinney climbed the academic ladder toward success, making a name for himself in the twin fields of sociology and criminology, but it was to nature and the land that he returned to ponder some of the deeper questions about life that still consume him. Quinney’s book, “Journey to a Far Place,” combines autobiographical writing with family history and evocative photography. Quinney is also the author of “Where the Sweet Birds Sing,” “Of Time and Place,” “Tales from the Middle Border,” “Things Once Seen,” and “Field Notes.” He earned his doctorate in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the founder of an independent press, Borderland Books, Madison. His family’s Walworth County farm is managed according to sustainable agriculture practices.