Cotton farming was the only way of life that many Texans knew from the days of Austin's Colony up until World War II. For those who worked the land, it was a dawn-till-dark, "can see to can't," process that required not only a wide range of specialized skills but also a willingness to gamble on forces often beyond a farmer's control—weather, insects, plant diseases, and the cotton market.This unique book offers an insider's view of Texas cotton farming in the late 1920s. Drawing on the memories of farmers and their descendants, many of whom are quoted here, the authors trace a year in the life of south central Texas cotton farms. From breaking ground to planting, cultivating, and harvesting, they describe the typical tasks of farm families—as well as their houses, food, and clothing; the farm animals they depended on; their communities; and the holidays, activities, and observances that offered the farmers respite from hard work.Although cotton farming still goes on in Texas, the lifeways described here have nearly vanished as the state has become highly urbanized. Thus, this book preserves a fascinating record of an important part of Texas' rural heritage.

From Can See To Can't

Thad Sitton

Dan K. Utley

De Gruyter Gmbh, Walter

Sixth Element: How Carbon Shapes Our World

Theodore P. Snow

Don Brownlee

Circular Plastics Technologies

MinJung, Lee

Katrina Knauer

Cody Higginson

Governing the Displaced: Race and Ambivalence in Global Capitalism

Ali Bhagat

I Try Not to Think of Afghanistan: Lithuanian Veterans of the Soviet War

ROBINSON, PAUL

Anna Reich

Adrian Bonenberger

To the Far North: Diary of a Russian World Traveler

Ivan Nikolaevich Akif'ëv

Andrew A. Gentes

Liminal Minorities: Religious Difference and Mass Violence in Muslim Societies

Günes Murat Tezcür

Ecologizing Education

Sean Blenkinsop

Estella C. Kuchta

Rebel Falls

Tim Wendel

Queen Of Sorrows

Bianca M. Lopez

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the De Gruyter Gmbh, Walter publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by De Gruyter Gmbh, Walter