Whereby We Thrive: A History of American Farming, 1607-1972
by Schlebecker, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0813800900
- ISBN 13
- 9780813800905
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
Item Price
A$54.23A$37.96
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About This Item
Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813800900 . Brown cloth with black lettering. Light shelf wear. Former owners name penned out on feep, else an unmarked clean, tight copy. [8] ix-x [2] 3-342 pp. indexed. Illustrated. Arranged chronologically and by topic, each time segment of the book explores three general ideas: Land, Markets, and Technology and Science. Major time divisions of the book reflect the passing of various American eras: 1607-1783, 1783-1861, 1861-1914, 1914-1972. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4278
- Title
- Whereby We Thrive: A History of American Farming, 1607-1972
- Author
- Schlebecker, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813800900
- ISBN 13
- 9780813800905
- Publisher
- The Iowa State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ames, Iowa
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- American Farming, History - Farming, American History 1600 - 1972, Iowa State, Mid-Western States, History - United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- States: Midwest;
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