| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 456 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Colonial Pennsylvania farming and the Atlantic world -- Transformations in the New Republic, circa 1780-1830 -- Pennsylvania's farming regions evolve -- Farm and city in Southeastern Pennsylvania, circa 1830-1910 -- Transformations on the Lancaster Plain: the rise of America's "banner county" -- A different rhythm: York and Adams counties -- Landlords and tenants in the ridge and valley region -- The Susquehanna Lowlands: a little bit of everything -- Grassland farming in the northern tier -- Northwestern Pennsylvania: "a hard soil and a fickle climate" -- Southwestern Pennsylvania: riding a wool wave -- Farms, mines, and industry on the Allegheny Mountain plateau -- Modernization comes to the Pennsylvania farm -- Cows and chickens: statewide trends toward dairy and poultry production -- Persistant localism: local marketing and farm household self-provisioning, circa 1910-1965 -- Potatoes in Dutch country: Lehigh County, circa 1910-1960 -- Potter County, unlikely stop on the "Florida Itinerary" -- Provisioning tourists: farming in the Pocono region, circa 1865--1960 -- The Lake Erie fruit and vegetable belt -- Apples in Adams: the rise of the Adams County fruit belt, 1875-1960 -- Mushroom country: how a fungus became Pennsylvania's top "vegetable" -- Amish farming landscapes -- Swimming with the agricultural mainstream: Pennsylvania farm landscapes since 1960 -- Alternative voices |
| Summary |
Since precolonial times, agriculture has been deeply woven into the fabric of Pennsylvania's history and culture. Pennsylvania Farming presents the first history of Pennsylvania agriculture in than more sixty years and offers a completely new perspective. Sally McMurry goes beyond a strictly economic approach and considers the diverse forces that helped shape the farming landscape, from physical factors to cultural repertoires to labor systems. Above all, the people who created and worked on Pennsylvania's farms are placed at the center of attention. More than 150 photographs inform the interpretation, which offers a sweeping look at the evolution of Pennsylvania's agricultural landscapes right up to the present day |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-450) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- History
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Farms -- Pennsylvania -- History
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Agriculture
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Farms
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Pennsylvania
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822983064 |
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0822983060 |
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