George B. Ellenberg is Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of History at the University of West Florida, USA.
"George Ellenberg has written an excellent study of the adaption
and transformation of southern agriculture from the days of mule
power to tractor power. . . . This is more than a study of economic
transformation; it is also one of social and cultural change."--R.
Douglas Hurt, author of "The Rural South Since World War II"
"His insightful accounts of what working with mules was really like
gives readers an appreciation of both the backbreaking labor that
defined southern agriculture for generations and the unique
relationship between man and beast that the arrangement
required."--"Journal of Mississippi History"
"In examining the figurative and literal power of the draft mule
within the historical narrative of the South from 1860 forward, the
author demonstrates that the very ubiquity of the mule indeed
camouflaged its importance to the region. . . . Artfully crafted
and well written, "Mule South to Tractor South "calls upon a range
of sources in providing a distinct contribution to the field of
southern and agriculture history." --"North Carolina Historical
Review"
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