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Mule South to tractor South : mules, machines, and the transformation of the cotton South / George B. Ellenberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellenberg, George B., 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mules--Southern States--History.
- Mules.
- Farm tractors--Southern States--History.
- Farm tractors.
- Agricultural innovations--Southern States--History.
- Agricultural innovations.
- History.
- Southern States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2007]
- Contents:
- 1 The Mule Ascendant: Oxen, Horses, and Mules 9
- 2 Supplying the South: Mule Breeding and Mule Trading 31
- 3 An Unrealized Dream: Local Mule Production 54
- 4 Debating Farm Power: The USDA, the Midwest, Mules, and Tractors 75
- 5 Successful Farming Defined: The Tractor Triumphant 100
- 6 The Transitional South: Mules, Metaphors, and Modernization 127.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-200) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780817315979
- 0817315977
- OCLC:
- 153597775
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