Agrarian Kentucky

" For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest sources of economic growth. It is also a source of nostalgia for a people devoted to tradition, a characteristic that has significantly influenced Kentucky's culture, sometimes to the detriment of education and development. As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new era that promises to bring rapid change to the land and the people of Kentucky.

About the author

Thomas D. Clark, professor emeritus of history at the University of Kentucky, is the author of many books on the history of Kentucky and the American South.

Summary

For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest sources of economic growth.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas D Clark, Thomas D. Clark, Thomas Dionysius Clark
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2003
• EAN: 9780813190525
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-9052-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 196 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries