| Autore |
Gibson James R
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c1985
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (285 p.)
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| Disciplina |
338.1/09795
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| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - Northwest, Pacific - History
Land use, Rural - Northwest, Pacific - History
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| ISBN |
1-283-22642-1
9786613226426
0-7748-5712-9
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Illustrations -- Prologue -- Post Farming -- Governor Simpson's Ceconomy: The Origins of Post Farming -- Governor Simpson's Reward: The Results of Post Farming -- Physical Extremes: The Problems of Post Farming -- Company Farming -- Grain for Alaska and Wool for England: The Origins of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company -- Success and Failure: The Performance of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company -- Half Shares and Mean Lands: The Problems of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company -- Homestead Farming -- The Promised Land: The Formation of the Willamette Settlement -- The "Garden of the Columbia": The Success of Homestead Farming -- Mission Farming -- The "Macedonian Cry": The Advent of Missionaries -- The Fruit of the Faithful: The Outcome of Mission Farming -- Divine Testing or Demonic Tempting the Obstacles to Mission Farming -- From Noble Savage to Sturdy Yeoman: Indian Farming -- Dividing the Oregon Country -- Abbreviations -- Sources for Tables -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780550603321 |