Notes from the Ground : Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside.
Cohen, Benjamin R.
Notes from the Ground : Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (286 pages) - Yale Agrarian Studies Series . - Yale Agrarian Studies Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: THE PLACE OF SCIENCE -- 1 Distinguishing the Georgic -- 2 ''The Science of Agriculture and Book Farming'': Homespun Virtue, Dandy Vice, and the Credibility of ''Chimical Men'' in Rural America -- 3 Knowing Nature, Dabbling with Davy -- PART II: THE SCIENCE OF PLACE -- 4 The Agricultural Society, the Planter, and the Slave: Producing Scientific Views of Virginia County Lands -- 5 The Geological Survey, the Professor, and His Assistants: Producing Scientific Views of the State of Virginia -- 6 Agriculture, Ethics, and the Future of Georgic Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
No detailed description available for "Notes from the Ground".
9780300154924
Soils -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Electronic books.
S590.73.U6C63 2009
631.497309034
Notes from the Ground : Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (286 pages) - Yale Agrarian Studies Series . - Yale Agrarian Studies Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: THE PLACE OF SCIENCE -- 1 Distinguishing the Georgic -- 2 ''The Science of Agriculture and Book Farming'': Homespun Virtue, Dandy Vice, and the Credibility of ''Chimical Men'' in Rural America -- 3 Knowing Nature, Dabbling with Davy -- PART II: THE SCIENCE OF PLACE -- 4 The Agricultural Society, the Planter, and the Slave: Producing Scientific Views of Virginia County Lands -- 5 The Geological Survey, the Professor, and His Assistants: Producing Scientific Views of the State of Virginia -- 6 Agriculture, Ethics, and the Future of Georgic Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
No detailed description available for "Notes from the Ground".
9780300154924
Soils -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Electronic books.
S590.73.U6C63 2009
631.497309034