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Adapting to the Land

A History of Agriculture in Colorado

By: John F. Freeman

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Adapting to the Land

A History of Agriculture in Colorado

By: John F. Freeman

Adapting to the Land examines the extent to which Colorado agriculturists adapted to or stretched beyond the limits of land and water. Historian John F. Freeman and horticultural scientist Mark E. Uchanski document the state’s agricultural history and provide context for the shift away from traditional forms of agriculture to the use of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides—and, most recently, to more values-driven practices to support the burgeoning popularity of natural and organic foods. This shift has resulted in the establishment of the global organic food processing and distribution industry, which has roots in Colorado. Ancestral Puebloans farmed and grazed within the limits of nature. Early settlers adjusted their cultivation methods through trial and error, while later agriculturists relied on research and technical advice from the Colorado Agricultural College. As part of wartime mobilization, the federal government prompted farmers to efficiently increase yields. To meet the demand for food and fiber scientific and technical innovations led to the development of new plant cultivars and livestock breeds, advances in mechanization, and widespread use of synthetic amendments. Increasing concern over soil fertility and the loss of irrigation water to urbanization contributed to more changes. Despite, or perhaps because of, what we see today along the Front Range, Colorado may still have a chance to slow or even reverse its seemingly unrestrained growth, creating a more vibrant, earth-friendly society in which agriculture plays an increasingly significant part. Scientific discoveries and innovations in regenerative cultivation are clearing the path to a more sustainable future. Adapting to the Land adds an ecological and horticultural perspective to historical interpretations of recurring agricultural issues in the state and tracks the concept of stewardship, suggesting that spiritual beliefs continue to contribute to debates over acceptable agricultural practices and the effects of urbanization upon the land. This book will be a key resource for students, scholars, and general readers interested in agricultural and Colorado history, sustainability, and rural sociology.

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University Press of Colorado

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1646422058

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9781646422050

Apec and the Rise of China

By: Lok-sang Ho,John Wong

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Apec and the Rise of China

By: Lok-sang Ho,John Wong

Annotation Intra-regional trade has been rising rapidly, especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. China's economy is expanding at a great rate, and will soon surpass Japan to become the world's second largest economy. This book is based on papers presented by scholars at a conference on 'APEC at 20 and the Rise of China'.

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249

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World Scientific

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9814329401

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9789814329408

Persistent Progressives

The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

By: John F. Freeman

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Persistent Progressives

The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

By: John F. Freeman

Persistent Progressives tells the story of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union’s evolution from an early movement against monopolists and wholesalers to a regional trailblazer for agriculture ideologies built on social democracy, the family farmer, and cooperative enterprises. As a continuing advocate for saving the family farm, the Farmers Union legacy provides a unique window into the transformation of the agriculture and rural communities in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Using data spanning decades, author John Freeman covers the founding of the RMFU in 1907 until the present, demonstrating how members continually sought to control the means of production and marketing by forming cooperatives, providing consumer services, and engaging in politics. Powering this evolution was a group of “practical idealists”—the Farmers Union leaders and titular persistent progressives who shaped the organization’s growth and expansion. Initiated by Jim Patton, who brought the organization out of its oppositional roots and into its cooperative advocacy, the RMFU passed to John Stencel and then David Carter, joining hands with agricultural conservationists and small organic producers along the way to carry the torch for progressive agrarianism in today’s urbanized world. Shaken but undeterred by some notable failures, its leadership remains convinced of the efficacy of cooperatives as a means to achieve justice for all. Discussing the broader social, economic, political, and environmental issues related to farming, ranching, and urbanization, Persistent Progressives seamlessly blends regional history with ongoing issues of agricultural and economic development.

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253

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University Press of Colorado

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1607324334

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9781607324331

Black Hills Forestry

A History

By: John F. Freeman

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Black Hills Forestry

A History

By: John F. Freeman

The first study focused on the history of the Black Hills National Forest, its centrality to life in the region, and its preeminence within the National Forest System, Black Hills Forestry is a cultural history of the most commercialized national forest in the nation. One of the first forests actively managed by the federal government and the site of the first sale of federally owned timber to a private party, the Black Hills National Forest has served as a management model for all national forests. Its many uses, activities, and issues—recreation, timber, mining, grazing, tourism, First American cultural usage, and the intermingling of public and private lands—expose the ongoing tensions between private landowners and public land managers. Freeman shows how forest management in the Black Hills encapsulates the Forest Service's failures to keep up with changes in the public's view of forest values until compelled to do so by federal legislation and the courts. In addition, he explores how more recent events in the region like catastrophic wildfires and mountain pine beetle epidemics have provided forest managers with the chance to realign their efforts to create and maintain a biologically diverse forest that can better resist natural and human disturbances. This study of the Black Hills offers an excellent prism through which to view the history of the US Forest Service's land management policies. Foresters, land managers, and regional historians will find Black Hills Forestry a valuable resource.

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263

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University Press of Colorado

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1607322994

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The Divine Verdict

A Study of Divine Judgement in the Ancient Religions

By: John Gwyn Griffiths

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The Divine Verdict

A Study of Divine Judgement in the Ancient Religions

By: John Gwyn Griffiths

The theme of divine judgement has often been treated, but usually with a concentration on one it its two main aspects: either that which is seen in the present life and in history or that which is believed to occur only after death. This new study seeks to combine the two aspects. It also tries to cover the whole spectrum of the ancient religions. Special attention is given to Israel, Greece, and Egypt. Israel's neighbours are also considered, and there are discussions of Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. In several areas, notably in Egypt and Israel, it is shown that punishment in this life is sometimes presented as a fate that man brings upon himself rather than as one imposed by God, though always against a moral background derived from religion. The origins of judgement after death in the Judaeo-Christian tradition are examined in some detail and elements are traced to Egyptian, Zoroastrian, and Judaic sources.

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436

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BRILL

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9004092315

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9789004092310

High Plains Horticulture

A History

By: John F. Freeman

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High Plains Horticulture

A History

By: John F. Freeman

High Plains Horticulture explores the significant, civilizing role that horticulture has played in the development of farmsteads and rural and urban communities on the High Plains portions of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, drawing on both the science and the application of science practiced since 1840. Freeman explores early efforts to supplement native and imported foodstuffs, state and local encouragement to plant trees, the practice of horticulture at the Union Colony of Greeley, the pioneering activities of economic botanists Charles Bessey (in Nebraska) and Aven Nelson (in Wyoming), and the shift from food production to community beautification as the High Plains were permanently settled and became more urbanized. In approaching the history of horticulture from the perspective of local and unofficial history, Freeman pays tribute to the tempered idealism, learned pragmatism, and perseverance of individuals from all walks of life seeking to create livable places out of the vast, seemingly inhospitable High Plains. He also suggests that, slowly but surely, those that inhabit them have been learning to adjust to the limits of that fragile land. High Plains Horticulture will appeal to not only scientists and professionals but also gardening enthusiasts interested in the history of their hobby on the High Plains.

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285

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University Press of Colorado

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0870819275

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Human-Experiential Design of Presence in Everyday Blended Reality

Living in the Here and Now

By: John Waterworth,Kei Hoshi

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Human-Experiential Design of Presence in Everyday Blended Reality

Living in the Here and Now

By: John Waterworth,Kei Hoshi

This book explores how our lives and social interactions have become split between two intertwined, but not integrated, realities: the physical and the digital. Our sense of presence in the here and now has become fragmented, and yet earlier design approaches reinforced the problem, rather than leading to improvements. The authors address these issues by laying out a new human computer interaction (HCI) design approach – human-experiential design – rooted in a return to first principles of how people understand the world, both consciously and unconsciously. The application of this approach to the design of blended reality spaces is described in detail. Examples and scenarios of designing them to overcome the problems inherent in a variety of mixed reality settings are provided. Human-Experiential Design of Presence in Everyday Blended Reality will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in interaction design, psychology, HCI and computer application studies, as well as practicing interaction designers and computer professionals. It will also be of interest to communication, media and urban design students, and to all readers with an interest in the technology-mediated future.

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Springer

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3319303341

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9783319303345

Historical Sketch of the old sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, during its three Campaigns in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864

By: John W. Hanson

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Historical Sketch of the old sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, during its three Campaigns in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864

By: John W. Hanson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866. Containing the History of the several Companies previous to 1861, and the Name and Military Record of each Man connected with the Regiment during the War.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752578963

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Book's by John F. Freeman

Adapting to the Land

Adapting to the Land

Apec and the Rise of China

Apec and the Rise of China

Persistent Progressives

Persistent Progressives

Black Hills Forestry

Black Hills Forestry

The Divine Verdict

The Divine Verdict

High Plains Horticulture

High Plains Horticulture

Human-Experiential Design of Presence in Everyday Blended Reality

Human-Experiential Design of Presence in Everyday Blended Reality

Historical Sketch of the old sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, during its three Campaigns in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864

Historical Sketch of the old sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, during its three Campaigns in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864

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