Creating abundance : biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960 / Alan O...
Creating abundance : biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960 / Alan O...
Creating abundance : biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960 / Alan Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N630.973/43
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
The red queen and the hard reds: productivity growth in American wheat, 1800-1940 -- Corn: America's crop -- Cotton: variety innovation and the making of king cotton -- Weevils, worms, and wilts: the red queen's cotton playground -- The other revolution in the cotton economy: cotton's revival in the...
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"This book demonstrates that American agricultural development was far more dynamic than generally portrayed. In the two centuries before World War II, a stream of biological innovations revolutionized the crop and livestock sectors, increasing both land and labor productivity. Biological innovations were essential for the movement of agriculture o...
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Creating abundance : biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960 / Alan Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode.
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Biological innovation and American agricultural development, 1700-1960.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N630.973/43
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74VMjpPBpKEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjpPBpKEZ
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ISBN
9780521673877 (pbk.)
9780521857116 (hardback)
DDC
630.973
MMS ID
991000995689702626
