Tinged with gold hop culture in the United States

Today hop growing remains a viable commercial enterprise only in parts of the far western United States--notably in Washington. But, as James Fenimore Cooper remembered, the mid-nineteenth century in Cooperstown, New York, was a time when ""the 'hop was king, ' and the whole coun...

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Autor principal: Tomlan, Michael A. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : University of Georgia Press [1992]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Today hop growing remains a viable commercial enterprise only in parts of the far western United States--notably in Washington. But, as James Fenimore Cooper remembered, the mid-nineteenth century in Cooperstown, New York, was a time when ""the 'hop was king, ' and the whole countryside was one great hop yard, and beautiful"". In Tinged with Gold, Michael A. TomIan explores all aspects of hop culture in the United States and provides a background for understanding the buildings devoted to drying, baling, and storing hops. The work considers the history of these structures as it illustrates the.
Descripción Física:xiv, 273 p. : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 225-259) e índice.
ISBN:9780820347080