Raw Material : Working Wool in the West /

"In Raw Material, Stephany Wilkes tells not only her own story, but also that of American wool. What begins as a knitter's search for local yarn becomes a dirty, unlikely, and irresistible side job. Wilkes become a certified sheep shearer and wool classer, working at the very first step in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wilkes, Stephany (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wilkes, Stephany.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Wool industry.
Sheep shearers (Persons)
Sheep industry.
Wool industry > West (U.S.)
Sheep industry > West (U.S.)
Sheep shearers (Persons) > West (U.S.) > Biography.
West United States.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Emigrant
  • Greenhorn
  • Kindred
  • Imposter
  • Bale and sale
  • Husbandry
  • Mill
  • Apprentice
  • Barn raising
  • Camaraderie
  • Carbon farmer
  • Shepherds
  • Black sheep
  • Bureaucracy
  • Local color
  • Slow money
  • Flock
  • Epilogue. Two years later.

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