American Steppes - The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s

Between the 1870s and 1930s, there were transfers of people, plants, agricultural sciences, and techniques from Russia's steppes to the similar environment of North America's Great Plains. Drawing on archival research in the US, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, this book explores the unexpected Russian roots of Great Plains agriculture.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Contexts: 1. Settlement; 2. Barriers; 3. Bridges; Part II. Transfers: 4. Wheat; 5. Soil science I; 6. Soil science II; 7. Shelterbelts I; 8. Shelterbelts II; 9. Tumbleweed; Conclusion; List of archival collections cited; Index.

About the author

David Moon is Visiting Professor at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, and Anniversary Professor in History at the University of York. He is the author of The Plough that Broke the Steppes: Agriculture and Environment on Russia's Grasslands, 1700–1914 (2013).

Summary

Between the 1870s and 1930s, there were transfers of people, plants, agricultural sciences, and techniques from Russia's steppes to the similar environment of North America's Great Plains. Drawing on archival research in the US, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, this book explores the unexpected Russian roots of Great Plains agriculture.

Foreword

Explores the transnational movements of people, plants, agricultural sciences, and techniques from Russia's steppes to North America's Great Plains.

Product details

• Authors: David Moon, David (University of York) Moon, Moon David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781107503205
• ISBN: 978-1-107-50320-5
• No. of pages: 471
• Series: Studies in Environment and History
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, NATURE / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Science, History of the Americas