The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century: A Social and Cultural History

An illuminating study of America’s agricultural society during the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Founding eras

In the eighteenth century, three†‘quarters of Americans made their living from farms. This authoritative history explores the lives, cultures, and societies of America’s farmers from colonial times through the founding of the nation. Noted historian Richard Bushman explains how all farmers sought to provision themselves while still actively engaged in trade, making both subsistence ...