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Shucks, shocks, and hominy blocks : corn as a way of life in pioneer America / Nicholas P. Hardeman ; drawings by Linda M. Steele.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1981.Description: xii, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 080710793X :
  • 9780807107935
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB191.M2 H36
Contents:
Preface. Monarch -- This fabled plant -- Meeting of East and West -- Corn land and the American dream -- Corn was work and fun -- Fields in woods clothing: the seedbed -- In the light of the moon: planting -- First the blade: cultivating -- Fruits of toil: harvesting -- Cob, cache, crib, and keg: storage -- Shelling and grinding -- One hundred ways: food uses -- One hundred proof: pioneer spirits -- Jack of all aids: other uses -- Against the grain: corn's enemies -- Enemies continued -- Corn is a four-letter word: cultural manifestations -- Corn on the hoof: commerce.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks SB191.M2H36 1981 1 Available 33710001253108

Bibliography: p. [249-]-264.

Includes index.

Preface. Monarch -- This fabled plant -- Meeting of East and West -- Corn land and the American dream -- Corn was work and fun -- Fields in woods clothing: the seedbed -- In the light of the moon: planting -- First the blade: cultivating -- Fruits of toil: harvesting -- Cob, cache, crib, and keg: storage -- Shelling and grinding -- One hundred ways: food uses -- One hundred proof: pioneer spirits -- Jack of all aids: other uses -- Against the grain: corn's enemies -- Enemies continued -- Corn is a four-letter word: cultural manifestations -- Corn on the hoof: commerce.