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Studies in Environment and History Ser.: American Steppes : The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s by David Moon (2020, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107103606
ISBN-139781107103603
eBay Product ID (ePID)7038837411
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAmerican Steppes : the Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s
SubjectGeneral, Agriculture / General
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Moon
Subject AreaNature, Technology & Engineering
SeriesStudies in Environment and History Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight27.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2019-052589
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'A fresh and significant new perspective on the perception and understanding of the Great Plains of North America in the light of scientific research carried out far away, on the other side of the planet, the Russian steppe country, which turns out to have had many surprising linkages with its North American counterpart.' Donald Worster, Distinguished Foreign Expert, Renmin University of China
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal630.947
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. Contexts: 1. Settlement; 2. Barriers; 3. Bridges; Part II. Transfers: 4. Wheat; 5. Soil science I; 6. Soil science II; 7. Shelterbelts I; 8. Shelterbelts II; 9. Tumbleweed; Conclusion; List of archival collections cited; Index.
SynopsisBeginning in the 1870s, migrant groups from Russia's steppes settled in the similar environment of the Great Plains. Many were Mennonites. They brought plants, in particular grain and fodder crops, trees and shrubs, as well as weeds. Following their example, and drawing on the expertise of émigré Russian-Jewish scientists, the US Department of Agriculture introduced more plants, agricultural sciences, especially soil science; and methods of planting trees to shelter the land from the wind. By the 1930s, many of the grain varieties in the Great Plains had been imported from the steppes. The fertile soil was classified using the Russian term 'chernozem'. The US Forest Service was planting shelterbelts using techniques pioneered in the steppes. And, tumbling across the plains was an invasive weed from the steppes: tumbleweed. Based on archival research in the United States, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, this book explores the unexpected Russian roots of Great Plains agriculture., Between the 1870s and 1930s, there were transfers of people, plants, agricultural sciences, and techniques from Russia's steppes to the similar environment of North America's Great Plains. Drawing on archival research in the US, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, this book explores the unexpected Russian roots of Great Plains agriculture.
LC Classification NumberS441.M66 2020
