Working the garden: american writers and the industrialization of agriculture
Auteur :
Conlogue, William
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9780807849941
Date de publication :
21 janv. 2002
Dimensions :
23,3 x 14,6 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
354 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In 1860 farmers accounted for 60 per cent of the US workforce; in 1910, 30.5 percent; by 1994 there were too few to warrant a separate census category. This study demonstrates the debates on the changes in family farming that occurred in literature.