Product Description: This book provides a perspective into the past that few students and historians of the Civil War have considered: agriculture during the Civil War as a key element of power.• Provides a succinct survey of agriculture in the North and South directly relating to the Civil War that considers the expansion of Northern agriculture and the demise of Southern agriculture and the effects of each development on the war• Examines the transition of Southern agriculture from slavery to freedom• Discusses the roles of white and black women in Northern and Southern agriculture during the Civil War era• Includes a compelling black-and-white photo essay• Represents an invaluable resource for undergraduate students taking courses on the American Civil War or Southern histor...read more

(view table of contents)

After World War II, the pivotal event in twentieth-century American history, life both at home and abroad seemed more complex and more dangerous than ever before. The political, economic, and social changes wrought by the war, such as the centralization and regulation of economic affairs by the federal government, new roles for women and minorities in American life, and the world leadership of the United States, remained in place after the soldiers and sailors returned home. Although the impact of World War II was not as transformative for the Great Plains as it was for other areas of the United States, it was still significant and tumultuous. Emphasizing the region’s social and economic history, The Great Plains during World War II is the first book to examine the effects of the war on the region and the responses of its residents. Beginning with the isolationist debate that preceded the war, R. Douglas Hurt traces the residents’ changing view of the European conflict and its direct impact on the plains. Hurt argues that the people of the Great Plains based their patriotic response to the war effort on the concept of comparative sacrifice. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, this compelling and frank history brings to life the voices and experiences of the residents of the Great Plains in recounting the story of the daily concerns of ordinary people that have become part of the nation’s history of this seminal event.

Product Description: Great scientific and technological advances in the twentieth century enabled American farmers to produce bountiful harvests that ensured an abundant and relatively cheap food supply. But as farmers became more productive, surplus agricultural commodities, such as grain, milk, and cotton, drove prices down...read more

Product Description: A sweeping history of the cultural clashes between Indians and the British, Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans. A story of the contest for land and power across multiple and simultaneous frontiers.

This history of American agriculture covers the prehistoric period to the 20th century. Written for the undergraduate, it provides a reference to the economic, social, political, scientific and technological changes that have most affected farming in America.

Product Description: Celebrated as one of America's frontier heroes, Daniel Boone left a legacy that made the Boone name almost synonymous with frontier settlement. Nathan Boone, the youngest of Daniel's sons, played a vital role in American pioneering, following in much the same steps as his famous father...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Recounts the arrival in Ohio of Iroquois-speaking Indians, the entry of white fur traders and missionaries, the slaughter and expulsion of the Indians, and settlement by New Englanders and others

Product Description: The history of the rural West in modern times is in many ways the history of America. Family farms have vanished and the rise of cities and suburbs have made the West disproportionately urban since World War II. But even though the West may seem less rural today than it was a century ago, agriculture, rural life, and agrarian politics remain inextricably linked to the economy and culture of the entire region...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A how-to-do-it book for local historians which leads them through the major sources and appropriate techniques for researching and writing the history of a nearby farm. It discusses the value of oral history and photographs and evaluates the importance of technological change.

Product Description: This is a sweeping survey of American Indian agriculture from its ancient origins to the present. It combines a wealth of historical, anthropological, legal, and economic information in a clear, readable synthesis."This is without doubt the most thorough and comprehensive treatment of American Indian agriculture in print...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.