Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies
Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South
By Paul S. Sutter | Publisher: University of Georgia Press
About the book
Uses the unlikely story of Providence Canyon - and the 1930s contest over its origins and meaning - to recount the larger history of dramatic human-induced soil erosion across the South and to highlight the role that the region and its erosive agricultural history played in the rise of soil science and soil conservation in America.
Editions of Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780820334011
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780820353821
- EBook
- ISBN 9780820348094
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Uses the unlikely story of Providence Canyon - and the 1930s contest over its origins and meaning - to recount the larger history of dramatic human-induced soil erosion across the South and to highlight the role that the region and its erosive agricultural history played in the rise of soil science and soil conservation in America.
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What is Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies about?
Uses the unlikely story of Providence Canyon - and the 1930s contest over its origins and meaning - to recount the larger history of dramatic human-induced soil erosion across the South and to highlight the role that the region and its erosive agricultural history played in the rise of soil science and soil conservation in America.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies?
History and Archaeology > History > History: specific events and topics > Historical geography
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780820334011
How long is Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies and how many pages does it have?
Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies has 280 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies?
Paul S. Sutter
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780820334011) and paperback(ISBN 9780820353821) and ebook(ISBN 9780820348094)
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