A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition, light wear to boards in Good+, chipped and scuffed dust-jacket; Corn as a way of life in pioneer America; B & W Drawings; 8vo; 271 pages.

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Title

Shucks, Shocks, and Hominy Blocks: Corn As a Way of Life in Pioneer America - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Publisher

Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge And London

Publication Date

1981

Language

English

ISBN 10

080710793X

ISBN 13

9780807107935

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Illustrated by Linda M. Steele

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Good+

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Synopsis

Describes the integral role of corn in shaping the history, economy, culture, values, agriculture, daily life, and society of the United States

About the Author

Nicholas P. Hardeman, who received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, was professor of history at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of Wilderness Calling: The Hardeman Family in the American West Movement, 1750--1900.

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