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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Amanda L. Van LanenPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.609kg ISBN: 9780806193984ISBN 10: 0806193980 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 07 May 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""Van Lanen shows in convincing detail that the famous Washington apple was no accident of nature. It was a distinctly human creation, dependent on the confluence of diverse historical factors, all of which are explored in The Washington Apple. The ubiquitous grocery-store apple, as it turns out, is a complicated, fragile thing.""--William Thomas Okie, author of The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South ""When you bite into a Washington apple, you're getting a taste of history. Amanda Van Lanen has done an admirable job of harvesting that history, showing us how Washington's most iconic fruit has been picked, packed, marketed--and industrialized to its core.""--Douglas Cazaux Sackman, author of Orange Empire: California and the Fruits of Eden" Author InformationAmanda L. Van Lanen is Professor of History at Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho. She has published articles in Agricultural History and Journal of the West. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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