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Michael Perry

Michael Perry (born December 16, 1964) is an American author, born and raised in New Auburn, Wisconsin.

After childhood on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, and subsequently worked as a nurse and an emergency medical technician.[1] He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he is a pig farmer. He hosts the nationally syndicated Tent Show Radio, performs as a humorist, and tours with his band, the Long Beds. His memoirs include Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop,[1] and Visiting Tom. His book exploring the work of the French philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne, Montaigne in Barn Boots, was published in 2017. He had developed an interest in Montaigne's work while recuperating from a kidney stone, when he did research into his condition and saw references to Montaigne, who also suffered from that malady.[2][1]

Perry’s essays and nonfiction have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Backpacker, Outside and Runner’s World. He has collaborated with the musician Justin Vernon on several projects and composed the liner notes for the Vernon-produced The Blind Boys of Alabama album I'll Find a Way.

Perry was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.

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  • Cover of: Population 485: meeting your neighbors one siren at a time

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  • Cover of: Visiting Tom: a man, a highway, and the road to Roughneck Grace

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  • Cover of: Roughneck Grace: Farmer Yoga, Creeping Codgerism, Apple Golf, and Other Brief Essays from on and off the Back Forty

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Subjects

Biography, Wisconsin, biography, Essays, Farm life, Farmers, Nonfiction, Social life and customs, Anecdotes, Biography & Autobiography, Farm life, united states, Travel, American - General, Emergency medical technicians, Families, Fiction, Humor, Literary Criticism, Trucks, United states, biography, Volunteer fire fighters, American literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Americana, Antique and classic trucks, Audio: Juvenile, Authors, american

Places

Wisconsin, New Auburn, New Auburn (Wis.), United States

People

Michael Perry (1964-), Michael, 1964- Perry, Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), Tom Hatwig

Time

1971-

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  • Perry, Michael

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