Mule South to tractor South : mules, machines, and the transformation of the cotton South /
Describes the adoption of the mule as the major agricultural resource in the American South and its later displacement by the mechanical tractor. This title captures the symbiosis that emerged between animal and man to illuminate why and how the mule became a standard feature in Southern folk cultur...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2007
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Describes the adoption of the mule as the major agricultural resource in the American South and its later displacement by the mechanical tractor. This title captures the symbiosis that emerged between animal and man to illuminate why and how the mule became a standard feature in Southern folk culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817380380 0817380388 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
