Mitchel Burns' book about cornhusking called THE
NATIONAL, is 180 pages. It has a soft cover with a picture of Paul Luebbe husking in the 1988 Nebraska contest. The book includes information about the revival of the National Cornhusking
Contest in 1970, National Contests results from 1970 to 1999, and profiles of the contestants.
Price is $15 plus $3.00 for postage if mailed.
For more information contact:
mitchelburns@sbcglobal.net
or call 660-258-5503 after 7 PM.
Sample of THE NATIONAL 1975
About The Author
Mitchel burns grew up working on the family farm north of Brookfield, Missouri.
After
graduating from high school, he attended Northeast Missouri State University
(currently
named Truman State University ) where he earned a Bachelor of Science
in Education
Degree in American History and later a Master of Arts in Counseling
Psychology.
After 26 years in the Missouri public school system, he left education
to return to his
first love- farming. Mitchel presently works alongside his dad John
and son Ryan raising
cattle. In his spare time, Mitchel enjoys spending time with his son
and daughters Lauren
and Courtney, flying the airplane he built, and of course, cornhusking.