Cargoes and Harvests

Donald Culross Peattie (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

324 Seiten

2013
Trinity University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-59534-160-0 (ISBN)

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Famed naturalist Donald Culross Peattie's first book eloquently explores agriculture and trade in America's past

Cargoes and Harvests, famed naturalist Donald Culross Peattie's first book, eloquently explores agriculture and trade within America's past using thoughtful language that is well ahead of its time. Originally published in 1926, Peattie takes readers on a compelling adventure through the socioeconomic histories of staples such as tea, coffee, cocoa, potatoes and tobacco. Starting with the seeds and roots of the American landscape, Cargoes and Harvests illustrates where we've been and how far we've come. By considering the relationship between a nation and its goods, Peattie unearths countless reflective implications that still resonate within the field of American agriculture today.

Donald Culross Peattie (1898--1964) was one of the most influential American nature writers of the 20th century. Peattie was born in Chicago and grew up in Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, which sparked his interest in the immense wonders of nature. He studied at the University of Chicago and Harvard University. After working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he decided to pursue a career as a writer. In 1925 he became a nature columnist for the Washington Star Newspaper and subsequently went on to pen more than twenty fiction and nonfiction books in the next five decades. Widely acclaimed and popular in his age, his legacy has been attributed as inspiring a modern age of nature writing.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.10.2013
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	San Antonio
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 203 mm
Gewicht	411 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-59534-160-9 / 1595341609
ISBN-13	978-1-59534-160-0 / 9781595341600
Zustand	Neuware