Making catfish bait out of government boys

"This first full-length study of the cattle tick eradication program in the United States offers a new perspective on the fate of the yeomanry in the twentieth-century South during a period when state and federal governments were both increasing and centralizing their authority. As Claire Strom relates the power struggles that complicated efforts to wipe out the Boophilus tick, she explains the motivations and concerns of each group involved, including large- and small-scale cattle farmers, scientists, and officials at all levels of government."--Jacket.

Year

2009

Language

English

Series

Environmental history and the American South

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Editions

3

Pages

297

ISBN

9780820327495

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