East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Working Americans, 1798-2020, edited by Laura Mars

Label
Working Americans, 1798-2020, edited by Laura Mars
Language
eng
Abstract
Farming & Ranching covers the span of the entire country, providing a thorough examination of the lives of all types of Americans in this business
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Working Americans, 1798-2020
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
1371168302
Responsibility statement
edited by Laura Mars
Table Of Contents
1798: Farmer and homesteader -- 1813: Farmer and solider -- 1815: Logger and whiskey maker -- 1858: Lady of the plantation -- 1880: Norwegian farmers -- 1885: German tobacco farmer -- 1888: Texas cattle rancher -- 1892: Danish farmer and miller -- 1892: Sweet potato farmers -- 1898: Crafter of plow handles -- 1904: Potato farmer -- 1916: Son of a Missouri tobacco farmer -- 1919: Dude rancher -- 1926: Sugar farmer -- 1927: Farming family -- 1933: Leader of a farm revolt -- 1934: 13-year old daughter of farming family -- 1935: Sharecroppers who fled the south -- 1940: Cattle wrangler -- 1957: Cotton broker -- 1966: Mexican farmhand -- 1978: Orange juice company executive -- 1988: Logger -- 1994: Large scale farmer -- 1998: Switchgrass farmer -- 2003: Cattle rancher -- 2008: Dairy farmer's daughter -- 2011: Salvadorian ranch hand -- 2015: Genetic scientist -- 2020: Organic soybean farmer -- Census of agriculture. Race/ethnicity/gender profiles ; Dairy cattle and milk production ; Farm economics ; Farm producers ; Farms and farmland ; Fruit, tree nut, and berry production ; Honey bees ; Irrigation and water management ; Poultry and egg production ; Vegetable production ; U.S. farm production expenditures ; Land values and cash rents ; Agricultural chemical use: fruit crops ; Agricultural chemical use: vegetable crops
resource.variantTitle
Farming & ranchingFarming and ranching
Classification
Mapped to

Incoming Resources