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Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America

Steven Stoll

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Description:A Major History of Early Americans' Ideas about ConservationFifty years after the Revolution, American farmers faced a crisis: the failing soils of the Atlantic states threatened the agricultural prosperity upon which the republic was founded. Larding the Lean Earth explores the tempestuous debates that erupted between "improvers," intent on sustaining the soil of existing farms, and "emigrants," who thought it wiser and more "American" to move westward as the soil gave out. Larding the Lean Earth is a signal work of environmental history and an original contribution to the study of antebellum America.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America. To get started finding Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A Major History of Early Americans' Ideas about ConservationFifty years after the Revolution, American farmers faced a crisis: the failing soils of the Atlantic states threatened the agricultural prosperity upon which the republic was founded. Larding the Lean Earth explores the tempestuous debates that erupted between "improvers," intent on sustaining the soil of existing farms, and "emigrants," who thought it wiser and more "American" to move westward as the soil gave out. Larding the Lean Earth is a signal work of environmental history and an original contribution to the study of antebellum America.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America. To get started finding Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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