{"product_id":"agricultural-history-gregory-p-marchildon-9780889772373","title":"Agricultural History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe eighteen articles selected for this third volume all focus on the agricultural history of the Canadian Plains. Early First Nations practices are examined, as are subsequent evolutions in farming, ranching, and marketing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe articles cover a wide range of topics: First Nations' agricultural practices; agriculture during the fur trade era; the history of ranching and the industry's evolution as fenced-in farm settlements supplanted the open range; the wheat boom at the turn of the twentieth century, which led the Prairie Provinces to become known as the \"breadbasket of the world\"; mechanization and other adaptations to dryland farming; how Prairie cattle and crops were transported and marketed abroad; and the emergence of farmers' organizations who fought for fair prices for their products.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory P. Marchildon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889772371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889772373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Gregory P. Marchildon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120425332991,"sku":"9780889772373","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d96f9e13-f029-4779-a47c-395bbb246925.jpg?v=1687414236","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/agricultural-history-gregory-p-marchildon-9780889772373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}