The moral basis of soil science and geology: What antebellum farmers knew and why anyone cared

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 15-18, 2010, Pages 860-867

  Cohen, Benjamin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antebellum America; Geology; Georgic ethic; Internal improvement; Rural press; Soil science

Indexed keywords

ANTEBELLUM AMERICA; GEORGIC ETHIC; INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT; RURAL PRESS; SOIL SCIENCE;

AGRICULTURE; GEOLOGY; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; GEOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOIL SCIENCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78649699774     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.033     Document Type: Article

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