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Plowed Under: Agriculture & Environment in the Palouse (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books (Hardcover))

by Andrew P. Duffin

Plowed Under: Agriculture & Environment in the Palouse (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books (Hardcover)) Cover

ISBN13: 9780295987439
ISBN10: 029598743x
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Publisher Comments:

Duffin traces the transformation fo the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho from land though unusable and unproductive to a wealth-generating industrial agricultural paradise, weighing the consequenses of what this progress has wrought. During the 20th century, the Palouse became synonymous with wheat, and the landscape was irrevocably altered with soil erosion problems among the worst in the nation. Andrew P. Duffin is adjunct professor of history at Washington State University, Pullman.

Book News Annotation:

Duffin (history, Western Kentucky U.) puts his expertise in agricultural landscapes to good use as he describes the Palouse, beginning with its being regarded as unproductive and unusable. He shows how farming practices have continued to put arable soil at risk despite evidence such practices were causing harm, and traces the work of agricultural and environment experts working to save the Palouse from its potential fate. He describes the efforts of a handful of farmers to make amends, but is candid about the difficulties in changing the ways of those whose farms, and independent lifestyles, are in danger of blowing away. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

ISBN:
9780295987439
Subtitle:
Agriculture & Environment in the Palouse
Author:
Duffin, Andrew P.
Foreword:
Cronon, William
Publisher:
University of Washington Press
Subject:
Agriculture
Subject:
Palouse River Valley (Idaho and Wash.)
Subject:
Agriculture - General
Subject:
United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest
Subject:
History
Subject:
Agriculture - Palou
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
Publication Date:
December 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
9.18x6.39x.91 in. 1.26 lbs.

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