Harvest Heritage: Agricultural Origins and Heirloom Crops of the Pacific Northwest

by Alexander C. McGregor and Richard D. Scheuerman

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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.

Demand for food exploded with the industrial revolution as well as the urbanization of Europe and eastern America, and the doors...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0874223164

ISBN13:9780874223163

Release Date:October 2013

Publisher:Washington State University Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:1.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Age Range:20 years and up

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