Beschreibung:
Using imported heirloom grains and fruits, Spanish explorers, fur traders, missionaries, and some Native Americans planted subsistence gardens in the Pacific Northwest. After immigration surged in 1843, it took a surprisingly short time for the region's fertile lands to become a commercial agricultural powerhouse.
ContentsPreface Foreword IntroductionI: Fur Trade Farming II: The British-Russian Contract III: Missions and Migrations IV: Frontier Farming to Global Trade V: Cradles to Combines VI: Hybridization at Home and Abroad VII: Grass, Gaines, and the Green Revolution Epilogue: Swords into Plowshares Appendix I: The Puget Sound Agricultural Company Farm Year Appendix II: Pacific Northwest Heirloom Grain Development Chronology Appendix III: Pacific Northwest Wheat Variety Prevalence (1919/1920) Appendix IV: Gaines Wheat Pedigree Appendix V: List of Northwest Heirloom Grains Endnotes BibliographyIndex