R. Douglas Hurt's brief history of American agriculture, from the prehistoric period through the twentieth century, is written for anyone coming to this subject

Written from the perspective of ordinary people, this book traces the history of agriculture in the United States from the earliest colonists until today. The f

At a time when food is becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of the world and food prices are skyrocketing, no industry is more important than agriculture.

Few Americans know much about contemporary farming, which has evolved dramatically over the past few decades. In The Changing Scale of American Agriculture, the

"Gardner documents both the economic difficulties that have confronted farmers and the technological and economic transformations that have lifted them from rel