[PDF.02gn] The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South (Cambridge Studies on the American South)

The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South (Cambridge Studies on the American South)

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 | #399354 in Books |  2016-11-22 | Original language:English |  8.98 x.98 x5.98l,.0 | File type: PDF | 316 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent read!|By D Grice|Tom Okie captures a by gone era and beautifully depicts how Southern plantations changed and adapted in the post-war period. Horticulture paved the way for the rise of the peach industry in Georgia.

Professor Okie masterfully describes the success of noted horticulturist Samuel Henry Rumph who originated the famous Elberta peach along with| |"Blessed with artistry, modesty, empathy, and discernment, Tom Okie is the perfect guide to a southern landscape where the power of environmental beauty is inspiring as well as oppressive." |Jared Farmer, author of Trees in Paradise: A California History

Imprinted on license plates, plastered on billboards, stamped on the tail side of the state quarter, and inscribed on the state map, the peach is easily Georgia's most visible symbol. Yet Prunus persica itself is surprisingly rare in Georgia, and it has never been central to the southern agricultural economy. Why, then, have southerners - and Georgians in particular - clung to the fruit? The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South shows...

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