American Sheep: A Cultural History

by Brett Bannor

Why did Thomas Jefferson write that he would be happy if all dogs went extinct? What economic opportunity did attorney John Lord Hayes envision for the newly emancipated during Reconstruction? What American workers were mocked by Theodore Roosevelt as "morose, melancholy men"? What problems with revenue collection did Congressman James Beauchamp Clark mention when proposing an income tax? Why did Harley O. Gable of Armour & Company recommend that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820367168
• ISBN13: 9780820367163
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"