Potato City Nature: History, And Community In The Age Of Sprawl by Sue Leaf

Catbirds and pocket gophers, bur oaks and bull snakes, bluestem grass and leopard frogs have populated the gently rolling prairies around Sue Leaf's Midwestern farming community for centuries. A hundred years ago her town, located forty-five miles from the nearest city, shipped thousands of tons of potato starch across the country, stiffening the collars of working men. Today it has become one of America's fast-growing suburbs. As naturalist and biologist Sue Leaf watched her rural surroundings become a magnet for developers, she became curious about the history of the land. Before the freeway and the housing developments, before the farmers cultivated the fertile soil, what plants and animals called this place home?

Publisher:	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Year:	2004
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780873515078
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	DJ.

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SKU: 1601349
Location: Non Fiction