Author: Charles Valentine RileyPublisher: Chicago : Rand, McNally
ISBN:
Category : Locusts
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Locust Plague in the United States
Author: Charles Valentine RileyPublisher: Chicago : Rand, McNally
ISBN:
Category : Locusts
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Locust
Author: Jeffrey A. LockwoodPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786738871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Throughout the nineteenth century, swarms of locusts regularly swept across the continent, turning noon into dusk, demolishing farm communities, and bringing trains to a halt as the crushed bodies of insects greased the rails. In 1876, the U.S. Congress declared the locust "the single greatest impediment to the settlement of the country." From the Dakotas to Texas, from California to Iowa, the swarms pushed thousands of settlers to the brink of starvation, prompting the federal government to enlist some of the greatest scientific minds of the day and thereby jumpstarting the fledgling science of entomology. Over the next few decades, the Rocky Mountain locust suddenly -- and mysteriously -- vanished. A century later, Jeffrey Lockwood set out to discover why. Unconvinced by the reigning theories, he searched for new evidence in musty books, crumbling maps, and crevassed glaciers, eventually piecing together the elusive answer: A group of early settlers unwittingly destroyed the locust's sanctuaries just as the insect was experiencing a natural population crash. Drawing on historical accounts and modern science, Locust brings to life the cultural, economic, and political forces at work in America in the late-nineteenth century, even as it solves one of the greatest ecological mysteries of our time.
LOCUST PLAGUE IN THE US
Author: Charles V. (Charles Valentine) 1. RileyPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781374032286
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
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The Locust Plague And Its Suppression
Author: Aeneas MunroPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020618406
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides a detailed history of the locust plagues that devastated the American West in the late 19th century. It includes first-hand accounts from farmers and government officials who worked to combat the plagues, as well as analyses of the scientific, political, and economic factors that contributed to the crisis. Munro's rigorous research and clear writing make this book a valuable resource for historians and environmental scientists. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Locust Plague in the United States: Being More Particularly a Treatise on the Rocky Mountain Locust Or So-called Grasshopper
Author: Charles Valentine RileyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locusts
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Jerusalem's Locust Plague
Author: John D. WhitingPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN:
Category : Insect pests
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This book tells the story of the locust plague that struck Jerusalem in the early 20th century. The author, John D. Whiting, provides a detailed account of the devastation caused by the plague and the efforts to control it. Anyone interested in the history of Jerusalem or the history of pest control will find this book to be a fascinating read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Author: Laura Ingalls WilderPublisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0060885408
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.
A Plague of locusts : special report.
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology AssessmentPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428922016
Category : Locusts
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Locust Plague in the United States, Being More Particularly a Treatise on the Rocky Mountain Locust Or So-Called Grasshopper, As Its Occurs East of the Rocky Mountains, With Practical Recommendations for Its Destruction, by Charles V. Riley
Author: Charles Valentine RileyThe Locust Plague in the United States ... Treatise on the ... So-called Grasshopper, as it Occurs East of the Rocky Mountains, with Practical Recommendations for Its Destruction ...
Author: Charles Valentine RileyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locusts
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description