Sowing the seeds of victory : American gardening programs of World War I /

Sometimes, to move forward, we must look back. Gardening activity during American involvement in World War I (1917-1919) is vital to understanding and informing our current work in agriculture and food systems. Although many Americans are familiar with the Victory Gardens of World War II, few realiz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayden-smith, Rose (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Food supply > United States.
Agriculture and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Victory gardens > United States > History > 20th century.
Women in agriculture > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Alimentation > États-Unis.
Politique agricole > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes en agriculture > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
GARDENING > Essays.
GARDENING > Reference.
GARDENING > Vegetables.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Horticulture.
Agriculture and state.
Food supply.
Victory gardens.
Women in agriculture.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface: Sowing the Seeds of Victory
  • Introduction: Summary of the National War Gardening Effort
  • One: The Garden Revolution
  • Two: In the Furrows of Freedom
  • Three: The United States School Garden Army
  • Four: Propaganda, Posters, Promotion and Memory
  • Five: The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women
  • Six: "Sisters of the Soil": The Woman's Land Army of America
  • Seven: Mobilization for Nutritional Defense
  • Conclusion: Demobilization, the Trajectory of the Programs and Public Policy Implications for Today
  • Chapter Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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