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245 10 a| Notes from the groundh| [electronic resource] :b| science, soil, and society in the American countryside /c| Benjamin R. Cohen.;

260 a| New Haven :b| Yale University Press,;

300 a| xii, 272 p. :b| ill., maps ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Yale agrarian studies series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Distinguishing the georgic -- "The science of agriculture and book farming" : homespun virtue, dandy vice, and the credibility of "chimical men" in rural America -- Knowing nature, dabbling with Davy -- The agricultural society, the planter, and the slave : producing scientific views of Virginia county lands -- The geological survey, the professor, and his assistants : producing scientific views of the state of Virginia -- Agriculture, ethics, and the future of georgic science.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 8 a| This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.;

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Notes from the ground science, soil, and society in the American countryside / Benjamin R. Cohen.

Author/creator	Cohen, Benjamin R.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press,
Description	xii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Soil science--United States. --History. --19th century. Soils--Environmental aspects. --United States. --History. --19th century. Agriculture--United States. --History. --19th century. Agriculture--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --19th century.

Series	Yale agrarian studies series
Contents	Introduction -- Distinguishing the georgic -- "The science of agriculture and book farming" : homespun virtue, dandy vice, and the credibility of "chimical men" in rural America -- Knowing nature, dabbling with Davy -- The agricultural society, the planter, and the slave : producing scientific views of Virginia county lands -- The geological survey, the professor, and his assistants : producing scientific views of the state of Virginia -- Agriculture, ethics, and the future of georgic science.
Summary	This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009928178
ISBN	9780300139235 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300139233 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780300177701 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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