"A well-documented story of the drama that economically marginal
black, white, and Indian (Kiowa and Comanche) farmers entered into
in frontier Oklahoma. She offers some compelling evidence to show
that while nature was less than fully cooperative, it was racism,
politics (especially the economies of politics), personal and group
ambition, and cultural conflicts that stacked the deck."--Great
Plains Quarterly"A remarkable and thoughtful book. . . . A good
book, thoroughly researched, carefully reasoned, and in terms of
prose and style skillfully presented."--Journal of Southern
History"This eloquently written book revises traditional,
simplistic views of Great Plains agricultural development as a
triumphant progress of Anglo civilization by introducing and
placing into perspective the roles of African American and Native
American. . . . A valuable addition to the libraries of Western
histories as well as scholars of the environment, ethnicity, and
culture."--Journal of the West"Lynn-Sherow offers a revealing
history of settlement in Oklahoma that is both ecological and
cultural. Capitalism and race relations figure largely in a story
of resource exploitation. . . . Her research base is wonderfully
rich, her argument well made. Lynn-Sherow is equally at home
discussing political economy, historical ecology, and agricultural
practice. This is a fine book, one worth arguing about. . . . This
could be not just a fine book, but a landmark work."--American
Historical Review"Red Earth cultivates a beautifully nuanced
description of the cultural ecology of Oklahoma territorial
agriculture, digging up the racism that informed as much of
Oklahoma's agricultural development as did the environment,
science, technology, and the market economy. . . . Lynn-Sherow
perceptively and persuasively explains how racism, both personal
and institutional, enabled white agriculturists to emerge dominant
after a protracted struggle to shape Oklahoma's agricultural
beginnings."--Journal of American History"A pioneering study of the
complex interplay between human cultures and their physical
environment. Red Earth convincingly demonstrates that the battle
between whites, Native Americans, and African Americans to control
access to the land in Oklahoma Territory had a profound effect on
the ecology of the region."--Western Historical Quarterly"Broadens
our understanding of the intersection of race and agriculture and
the origins of institutionalized racism during Oklahoma's
territorial period. . . . Red Earth helps to explain the origins of
white dominance in a region that 'was [in 1889] a colorful
reflection of the nation's cultural and ecological
diversity.'"--Chronicles of Oklahoma"Although the agricultural and
environmental history of the southern plains is well documented,
Lynn-Sherow's emphasis on the interaction of culture, race, and
environment breaks new ground. . . . She provides information and
interpretations that serious students of the territorial period of
Oklahoma should consider."--History: Reviews of New Books"This fine
book is for those with interests in Western, ethnic, or
environmental history. Recommended."--Choice
"Red Earth uncovers and explores the cultural ecology of Oklahoma
agriculture in its most diverse and contested period, complicating
older triumphal narratives that minimize race and the ecological
consequences of agrarian choices."--David Rich Lewis, editor of the
Western Historical Quarterly and author of Neither Wolf Nor Dog"A
fine and eloquent book, deeply researched and engagingly written,
significant in its implications, and striking for its blend of
sympathy and tough-mindedness."--Mart A. Stewart, author of "What
Nature Suffers to Groe" Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia
Coast, 1680-1920"Acute in nuance, rich in documentation, and packed
with details and telling anecdotes."--Joseph Amato, author of
Rethinking Home: A Case for Local History"A fascinating
account."--Douglas R. Hurt, author of Indian Agriculture in America
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