Cultivating California: Growers, Specialty Crops, and Labor, 1875-1920 Tapa dura - 1999

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Cloth, x, 280 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Revisiting Rural America Ser. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket lightly soiled. Another copy available. "In Cultivating California, David Vaught shows how fruit and nut growers were neither industrialists nor agrarians. From the very outset, he explains, these 'horticulturists' saw themselves as guardians of California's unique culture--raising crops for market while self-consciously building healthy and prosperous communities. Every grower was not, in fact, like every other, Vaught argues, whether one examines their labor systems, recruiting methods, harvest needs, marketing strategies, farm size, or their relationships with their communities, unions, and the state. The hard work, foresight, and devotion to detail required to nurture an orchard or vineyard made them, they insisted, cultivators of a better society. Over time, however, labor relations, market imperatives, and changing… Leer más

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. First. hardcover. good/good. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. dampstained, some bottom margins near end are wrinkled from exposure to dampness, but not dampstained. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1999).<br/><br/>

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Very Good. 1999. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf wear. Scuffing, bumping, and closed tears to jacket. Very Good. (Subject: Americana & Regional History).

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Cloth, x, 280 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Revisiting Rural America Ser. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. "In Cultivating California, David Vaught shows how fruit and nut growers were neither industrialists nor agrarians. From the very outset, he explains, these "horticulturists" saw themselves as guardians of California's unique culture--raising crops for market while self-consciously building healthy and prosperous communities. Every grower was not, in fact, like every other, Vaught argues, whether one examines their labor systems, recruiting methods, harvest needs, marketing strategies, farm size, or their relationships with their communities, unions, and the state. The hard work, foresight, and devotion to detail required to nurture an orchard or vineyard made them, they insisted, cultivators of a better society. Over time, however, labor relations, market imperatives, and… Leer más

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999-11-16. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover with dustjacket. Cover clean with and sharp. Interior clean, binding tight. Jacket gently rubbed on rear panel.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation.

1999. Trade Paperback. Used - Very Good/Fine. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Fine/Fine. Blue cloth covers with tan Dj. 9x6 with 280 pp including index.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999-11-16. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!