American Agriculture - From Farm Families to Agribusiness

Written from the perspective of ordinary people, this book traces the history of agriculture in the United States from early colonists until today. The first concise history of American agriculture in 25 years, the author focuses attention on recent developments such as the decline of tobacco, green revolution, farm-to-table, and food security.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Beginnings
Chapter Two: Crop Regions
Chapter Three: Market Revolutions
Chapter Four: Civil War and Reconstructions
Chapter Five: Home on the Range?
Chapter Six: Two World Wars and the Great Depression
Chapter Seven: Get Big or Get Out
Chapter Eight: The Future: What Kind of Agriculture Do You Want?
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About the author

By Mark V. Wetherington

Product details

• Authors: Mark V. Wetherington, Wetherington Mark V.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9781538199978
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9997-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, COOKING / Health & Healing / General, Health & wholefood cookery, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Natural Foods, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Food & society, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Health and wholefood cookery, Cultural studies: food and society, agriculture;bayer;big farma;family farm;farm;monsanto