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Commercial poultry production on Maryland's lower eastern shore : the involvement of African Americans, 1930s to 1990s / Solomon Iyobosa Omo-Osagie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Omo-Osagie, Solomon Iyobosa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poultry industry--Maryland.
- Poultry industry.
- African Americans--Employment--Maryland.
- African Americans.
- Maryland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book traces the beginnings and development of commercial poultry production on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. Geographical, Historical, and Social Background of Lower Eastern Shore (Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico) Counties; Chapter Three. Early Phase of Commercialization of Poultry Production, 1930's to 1950's; Chapter Four. Development and Consolidation of Large-Scale Commercial Poultry Production, 1950's to 1990's; Chapter Five. Commercial Poultry Production, Public Health, and the Environment; Chapter Six. Commercial Poultry Production, Working Conditions, and Labor Activism; Chapter Seven. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-8641-9
- 1-280-77860-1
- 9786613688996
- 0-7618-5877-6
- OCLC:
- 816032298
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