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Urban farming in the West : a New Deal experiment in subsistence homesteads /

"[Author] examines for the first time the intricate histories of these subsistence homestead projects, which have long been buried in bureaucratic records and clouded by misunderstanding, showing that in many ways they were among the agency's most successful efforts. ... By describing what...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carriker, Robert M.
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"[Author] examines for the first time the intricate histories of these subsistence homestead projects, which have long been buried in bureaucratic records and clouded by misunderstanding, showing that in many ways they were among the agency's most successful efforts. ... By describing what took place on these western homelands, [author] shows that the Division of Subsistence Homesteads' agenda was not as far-fetched as some have reported."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 238 pages : illustrations)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-233) and index.
ISBN:9780816545674
0816545677