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The Fruits of Natural Advantage: Making the Industrial Countryside in California,Used
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The once arid valleys and isolated coastal plains of California are today the center of fruit production in the United States. Steven Stoll explains how a class of capitalist farmers made California the nation's leading producer of fruit and created the first industrial countryside in America. This brilliant portrayal of California from 1880 to 1930 traces the origins, evolution, and implications of the fruit industry while providing a window through which to view the entire history of California.Stoll shows how California growers assembled chemicals, corporations, and political influence to bring the most perishable products from the most distant state to the great urban markets of North America. But what began as a compromise between a beneficent environment and intensive cultivation ultimately became threatening to the soil and exploitative of the people who worked it.Invoking history, economics, sociology, agriculture, and environmental studies, Stoll traces the often tragic repercussions of fruit farming and shows how central this story is to the development of the industrial countryside in the twentieth century.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'The Fruits of Natural Advantage'? A: The book focuses on the evolution of California's fruit industry and how capitalist farmers established California as the leading producer of fruit in the United States, creating the first industrial countryside in America.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Fruits of Natural Advantage' is Steven Stoll.
- Q: When was 'The Fruits of Natural Advantage' published? A: The book was published on November 1, 1998.
- Q: What is the page count of this book? A: 'The Fruits of Natural Advantage' contains 302 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is listed as brand new.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is bound in hardcover.
- Q: What historical period does the book cover? A: The book covers the historical period from 1880 to 1930.
- Q: What themes does Steven Stoll explore in the book? A: Stoll explores themes of history, economics, sociology, agriculture, and environmental studies, particularly focusing on the repercussions of fruit farming.
- Q: Is there any specific edition of the book? A: Yes, this book is the First Edition.
- Q: What insights can I gain about California's fruit industry from this book? A: Readers can gain insights into the origins, evolution, and implications of California's fruit industry and how it relates to the development of the industrial countryside.