High Cotton - Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta

Klappentext Helferich traces the life of a modern cotton farmer! exploring the traditions of growing cotton that have endured since ancient times! and the current forces that threaten to drive small farmers from the land. Zusammenfassung This dirt-under-the-fingernails portrait of a small-time farmer follows Zack Killebrew over a single year as he struggles to defend his cotton against weeds! insects! and drought! as well as 21st-century threats such as globalization. Over the course of the season! Helferich details how this singular crop has stamped American history and culture like no other. Then! as Killebrew prepares to harvest his cotton! two hurricanes named Katrina and Rita devastate the Gulf Coast and head toward the Mississippi Delta.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald Helferich, Gerard Helferich, Helferich Gerard
• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2008
• EAN: 9781582433950
• ISBN: 978-1-58243-395-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Mississippi, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Agronomy & crop production, Agronomy and crop production