Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860

Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860

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Main Author: Henris, John Robert
Language:English
Published: University of Akron / OhioLINK 2009
Subjects:
History
ORCHARDS
cider
APPLES
FARMERS
New England
APPLE TREES
agricultural
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239648392
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron12396483922021-08-03T05:25:56Z Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860 Henris, John Robert History ORCHARDS cider APPLES FARMERS New England APPLE TREES agricultural This dissertation argues that apple cultivation was invariably intertwined with, and shaped by, the seemingly discordant threads of scientific agricultural specialization, emigration, urbanization, sectionalism, moral reform, and regional identity in New England and Ohio prior to the American Civil War. As the temperance cause gained momentum during the 1820s many farmers abandoned their cider trees and transitioned to the cultivation of grafted winter apples in New England. In turn agricultural writers used the social and moral rhetoric of antebellum reformers to compel individuals to become better apple growers, citizens, and farmers. Transitions in apple cultivation similarly created new negotiations between farmers, labor, and the land. This study offers new insight into the social and ecological boundaries of agricultural specialization and the often tempestuous interactions between progressive agriculturists and yeomen farmers as they tentatively embraced the elusive promise of scientific agriculture and market capitalism by abandoning the cider press for the cultivation of grafted winter apples like the Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, and Roxbury Russet between 1820 and 1860. 2009-06-09 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239648392 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239648392 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic History
ORCHARDS
cider
APPLES
FARMERS
New England
APPLE TREES
agricultural
spellingShingle History
ORCHARDS
cider
APPLES
FARMERS
New England
APPLE TREES
agricultural
Henris, John Robert
Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860
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title Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860
title_short Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860
title_full Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860
title_fullStr Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860
title_full_unstemmed Apples Abound: Farmers, Orchards, and the Cultural Landscapes of Agrarian Reform, 1820-1860
title_sort apples abound: farmers, orchards, and the cultural landscapes of agrarian reform, 1820-1860
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