The Life of the Weevil
Author : Jean-Henri Fabre
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Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Beetles
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Author : Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Beetles
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Author : Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Fiction
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Although essentially a book about weevils, Fabre had a style of writing that raised his work above that of a dull textbook. He has been called "the Homer" of insects because of his meticulous attention to detail and his vast, in-depth knowledge about his subject.
Author : James C. Giesen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 36,1 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0226292851
Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. At the turn of the century, some Texas counties were reporting crop losses of over 70 percent, as were areas of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. By the time the boll weevil reached the limits of the cotton belt, it had destroyed much of the region’s chief cash crop—tens of billions of pounds of cotton, worth nearly a trillion dollars. As staggering as these numbers may seem, James C. Giesen demonstrates that it was the very idea of the boll weevil and the struggle over its meanings that most profoundly changed the South—as different groups, from policymakers to blues singers, projected onto this natural disaster the consequences they feared and the outcomes they sought. Giesen asks how the myth of the boll weevil’s lasting impact helped obscure the real problems of the region—those caused not by insects, but by landowning patterns, antiquated credit systems, white supremacist ideology, and declining soil fertility. Boll Weevil Blues brings together these cultural, environmental, and agricultural narratives in a novel and important way that allows us to reconsider the making of the modern American South.
Author : Charles L. Perdue
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813913704
For Henry Adams at the turn of the twentieth century, as for his successors in the twenty-first, the relation of mind to a world remade by technology and geopolitical conflict largely determined the destiny of civil life. Henry Adams and the Need to Know presents fourteen essays that articulate Adams' ongoing preoccupation with knowledge, stressing his eclecticism and his need to clarify the role of critical intelligence in public life. Adams' work appeals to a wide spectrum of historical and literary inquiry and claims a place in multiple scholarly contexts. The topics covered in this volume range from international politics (of Adams' age and ours) to portraiture, from orientalism and travel literature to the disintegration of the human mind. Here, leading scholars explore often-overlooked details of Adams' relationships with people and ideas. They reopen settled topics and reframe truisms. Each essay affirms, in one way or another, that to study Adams is to discover his continuing and astonishing relevance.
Author : Henry Byron Peirson
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Hylobius
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Author : Rhett Barbaree
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 2018-09-12
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ISBN : 9781722915865
Have you ever wondered why there is a statue dedicated to the boll weevil in downtown Enterprise, Alabama? Here's the story behind it- how cotton was king in the south... but the invasion of an insect threatened the entire economy of the south. The foresight of one man, who listened to what God told him, and those who had the faith to listen to what he had to say- that one decision changed the way a generation farmed and raised their families, and ultimately kept an entire generation from being destroyed.
Author : Patrice Bouchard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 022608289X
“Profiles 600 of the most stunning, most wonderfully adapted beetles around . . . The result is a work that is nothing short of magnificent.” —Wired When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.” With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have yet to be identified, their abundance is indisputable as is their variety. They range from the delightful summer firefly to the one-hundred-gram Goliath beetle. Beetles offer a dazzling array of shapes, sizes, and colors that entice scientists and collectors across the globe. The Book of Beetles celebrates the beauty and diversity of this marvelous insect. Six hundred significant beetle species are covered, with each entry featuring a distribution map, basic biology, conservation status, and information on cultural and economic significance. Full-color photos show the beetles both at their actual size and enlarged to show details, such as the sextet of spots that distinguish the six-spotted tiger beetle or the jagged ridges of the giant-jawed sawyer beetle. Based in the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the descriptive text will appeal to researchers and armchair coleopterists alike. The humble beetle continues to grow in popularity, taking center stage in biodiversity studies, sustainable agriculture programs, and even the dining rooms of adventurous and eco-conscious chefs. The Book of Beetles is certain to become the authoritative reference on these remarkably adaptable and beautiful creatures. “Photographs of more than 600 colorful, glossy species, resembling bejeweled broaches morethan creepy crawlies, are presented at actual size.” —Publishers Weekly
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Page : 486 pages
File Size : 38,49 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Agriculture
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Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 42,99 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Beneficial insects
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Page : 666 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 1924
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