From the Family Farm to Agribusiness: The Irrigation Crusade in California and the West, 1850-1931

by Donald J. Pisani

Book Overview

From the Family Farm to Agribusiness: The Irrigation Crusade in California and the West, 1850-1931 explores the transformative journey of California's agricultural economy, examining the shifts from mining and livestock to wheat farming, and eventually to horticulture. The book traces how California's economy underwent rapid changes through booms and busts, from the mining gold rushes to speculative real estate and the wheat industry. Despite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520326466
• ISBN13: 9780520326460
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 545 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"