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Mule South to tractor South : mules, machines, and the transformation of the cotton South /
Describes the adoption of the mule as the major agricultural resource in the American South and its later displacement by the mechanical tractor. This title captures the symbiosis that emerged between animal and man to illuminate why and how the mule became a standard feature in Southern folk cultur...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Mule Ascendant: Oxen, Horses, and Mules; 2. Supplying the South: Mule Breeding and Mule Trading; 3. An Unrealized Dream: Local Mule Production; 4. Debating Farm Power: The USDA, the Midwest, Mules, and Tractors; 5. Successful Farming Defi ned: The Tractor Triumphant; 6. The Transitional South: Mules, Metaphors, and Modernization; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Note on Sources; Index.