| Description |
xii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Yale agrarian studies series |
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Yale agrarian studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Distinguishing the georgic -- "The science of agriculture and book farming" : homespun virtue, dandy vice, and the credibility of "chimical men" in rural America -- Knowing nature, dabbling with Davy -- The agricultural society, the planter, and the slave : producing scientific views of Virginia county lands -- The geological survey, the professor, and his assistants : producing scientific views of the state of Virginia -- Agriculture, ethics, and the future of georgic science. |
| Summary |
This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. |
| Subject |
Soil science -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Soils -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Agriculture -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
9780300139235 (pbk.) |
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0300139233 (pbk.) |
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