Shucks, shocks, and hominy blocks : corn as a way of life in pioneer America / Nicholas P. Hardeman ; drawings by Linda M. Steele.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1981.Description: xii, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 080710793X :
- 9780807107935
- SB191.M2 H36
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.