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Pennsylvania farming : a history in landscapes / Sally McMurry

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017Description: Online Ressource (xiii, 456 pages) : illustrations, mapISBN:
  • 9780822983064
  • 0822983060
  • 9780822945154
  • 0822945150
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 0822945150 | 0822983060. | 9780822945154 | 9780822983064. | Erscheint auch als: Pennsylvania farming. Druck-Ausgabe Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017. xiii, 456 pagesDDC classification:
  • 630.9748
LOC classification:
  • S451.P4
Online resources: Summary: Since precolonial times, agriculture has been deeply woven into the fabric of Pennsylvania's history and culture. Pennsylvania Farming presents the first history of Pennsylvania agriculture in than more sixty years and offers a completely new perspective. Sally McMurry goes beyond a strictly economic approach and considers the diverse forces that helped shape the farming landscape, from physical factors to cultural repertoires to labor systems. Above all, the people who created and worked on Pennsylvania's farms are placed at the center of attention. More than 150 photographs inform the interpretation, which offers a sweeping look at the evolution of Pennsylvania's agricultural landscapes right up to the present daySummary: Chapter 15. Persistent Localism: Local Marketing and Farm Household Self-Provisioning, circa 1910â#x80;#x93;1965Chapter 16. Potatoes in Dutch Country: Lehigh County, circa 1910â#x80;#x93;1960; Chapter 17. Potter County, Unlikely Stop on the â#x80;#x9C;Florida Itineraryâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 18. Provisioning Tourists: Farming in the Pocono Region, circa 1865â#x80;#x93;1960; Chapter 19. The Lake Erie Fruit and Vegetable Belt; Chapter 20. Apples in Adams: The Rise of the Adams County Fruit Belt, 1875â#x80;#x93;1960; Chapter 21. Mushroom Country: How a Fungus Became Pennsylvaniaâ#x80;#x99;s Top â#x80;#x9C;Vegetableâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 22. Amish Farming LandscapesSummary: Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Beginnings; Chapter 1. Colonial Pennsylvania Farming and the Atlantic World; Chapter 2. Transformations in the New Republic, circa 1780â#x80;#x93;1830; Part II: The Era of Regionalism, circa 1830â#x80;#x93;1910; Chapter 3. Pennsylvaniaâ#x80;#x99;s Farming Regions Evolve; Chapter 4. Farm and City in Southeastern Pennsylvania, circa 1830â#x80;#x93;1910; Chapter 5. Transformations on the Lancaster Plain: The Rise of Americaâ#x80;#x99;s â#x80;#x9C;Banner Countyâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 6. A Different Rhythm: York and Adams Counties; Chapter 7. Landlords and Tenants in the Ridge and Valley RegionSummary: Part IV: Pennsylvania Farming in the Late Twentieth CenturyChapter 23. Swimming with the Agricultural Mainstream: Pennsylvania Farm Landscapes since 1960; Chapter 24. Alternative Voices; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; IndexPPN: PPN: 1018783946Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-EBA | ZDB-4-NLEBK
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