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40%OFFWilliam Thomas Okie - Cambridge Studies on the American South: The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South - 9781107071728 - V9781107071728
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Cambridge Studies on the American South: The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South

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Description for Cambridge Studies on the American South: The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South hardcover. This book explores the significance of the peach as a cultural icon and viable commodity in the American South. Series: Cambridge Studies on the American South. Num Pages: 316 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; KNAC; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Imprinted on license plates, plastered on billboards, stamped on the tail side of the state quarter, and inscribed on the state map, the peach is easily Georgia's most visible symbol. Yet Prunus persica itself is surprisingly rare in Georgia, and it has never been central to the southern agricultural economy. Why, then, have southerners - and Georgians in particular - clung to the fruit? The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South shows that the peach emerged as a viable commodity at a moment when the South was desperate for a reputation makeover. This agricultural success made ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cambridge Studies on the American South
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107071728
SKU
V9781107071728
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About William Thomas Okie
William Thomas Okie is Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, where he teaches American history, food history, and history education. Trained in environmental and agricultural history at the University of Georgia, he has produced work that has won prizes from the Society of American Historians, the Southern Historical Association, and the Agricultural History Society. He has written for the ... Read more

Reviews for Cambridge Studies on the American South: The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South
'Blessed with artistry, modesty, empathy, and discernment, William Thomas Okie is the perfect guide to a southern landscape where the power of environmental beauty is inspiring as well as oppressive.' Jared Farmer, author of Trees in Paradise: A California History 'Here is that rare book that delivers a lot more than it promises. In addition to 'culture, agriculture, and environment', ... Read more

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