American farms : exploring their history / R. Douglas Hurt.
1996
S441 .H919 1996 (Mapit)
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Title
American farms : exploring their history / R. Douglas Hurt.
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Edition
Original ed.
ISBN
0894648918 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780894648915 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780894648915 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Publication Details
Malabar, Fla. : Krieger Pub. Co., 1996.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 165 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Call Number
S441 .H919 1996
Dewey Decimal Classification
630/.973
Summary
"A how-to-do-it book for local historians ... for writing the history of a farm." Discusses oral history, using photographs, and the importance of farm architecture. Suggests major sources, appropriate techniques for research at libraries and state historical societies, and how to write the history.--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-162) and index.
Series
Exploring community history series.
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Table of Contents
Breaking ground
Written records
Oral history
Photographs, maps, and artifacts
Farm life
The farmstead
Research and writing
Appendix: Historical societies and agencies.
Written records
Oral history
Photographs, maps, and artifacts
Farm life
The farmstead
Research and writing
Appendix: Historical societies and agencies.