Raising cane in the 'glades : the global sugar trade and the transformation of Florida / Gail M. Hollander.

Author/creator Hollander, Gail M.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Descriptionxviii, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Contents From Everglades to sugar bowl and back again? -- The sugar question in frontier Florida -- Securing sugar, draining the 'Glades -- Wish fulfillment for Florida growers : managed market, disciplined labor, engineered landscape -- The Cold War heats up the nation's sugar bowl -- A restructured industry -- Questioning sugar in the Everglades.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-326) and index.
LCCN 2007035931
ISBN9780226349503 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226349500 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD 9107.F6 H65 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold