Tending the Garden State - Preserving Agriculture in New Jersey

Informationen zum Autor Harrison, Charles Klappentext Tells the story of the New Jersey's rich agricultural history from the time when Leni-Lenape Native Americans scratched the earth with primitive tools up through today. This work recalls New Jersey's rural past, traces the evolution of farming over the course of the twentieth century, and explains innovative approaches to protecting the industry. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of the New Jersey's rich agricultural history from the time when Leni-Lenape Native Americans scratched the earth with primitive tools up through today. This work recalls New Jersey's rural past! traces the evolution of farming over the course of the twentieth century! and explains innovative approaches to protecting the industry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue 1. "A Pleasant and Profitable Country" 2. "The Biggest Vegetable Factory on Earth" 3. "A Decent Home for Every American Family" 4. "Keep Farmers Farming" 5. "We Sure Hope It Works" 6. "Always a Call to the Land" 7. "Either Change and Keep Up or Get Out of the Way" Epilogue  Notes Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Charles Harrison, Charles H. Harrison
• Edition: Rutgers University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 21.08.2006
• EAN: 9780813539065
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-3906-5
• Pages: 188
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Agriculture, horticulture; sylviculture, pisciculture, alimentation