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Bound in Twine - The History and Ecology of the Henequen-Wheat Complex for Mexico and the American and Canadian Plains, 1880-1950 (Paperback)
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Bound in Twine - The History and Ecology of the Henequen-Wheat Complex for Mexico and the American and Canadian Plains, 1880-1950 (Paperback)
Series: Environmental History Series
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Before the invention of the combine, the binder was an essential
harvesting implement that cut grain and bound the stalks in bundles
tied with twine that could then be hand-gathered into shocks for
threshing. Hundreds of thousands of farmers across the United
States and Canada relied on binders and the twine required for the
machine's operation. Implement manufacturers discovered that the
best binder twine was made from henequen and sisal-spiny, fibrous
plants native to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The double
dependency that subsequently developed between Mexico and the Great
Plains of the United States and Canada affected the agriculture,
ecology, and economy of all three nations in ways that have
historically been little understood. These interlocking
dependencies-identified by author Sterling Evans as the
"henequen-wheat complex"-initiated or furthered major ecological,
social, and political changes in each of these agricultural
regions. Drawing on extensive archival work as well as the existing
secondary literature, Evans has woven an intricate story that will
change our understanding of the complex, transnational history of
the North American continent. STERLING EVANS is an associate
professor and Canada Research Chair in history at Brandon
University in Brandon, Manitoba. He is the editor of The
Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests. Evans holds a Ph.D.
from the University of Kansas.
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