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OverviewIn 1981, near the end of America s second post-World War II energy crisis, and at the onset of the nations most recent farm crisis, American Energy Farming Systems began to sell and distribute what it deemed a providential plant destined to be a new and saving crop the Jerusalem Artichoke. This volume recounts this story of the bizarre intersection of evangelical Christianity, a mythical belief in the powers of a new crop, and the depression of the U.S. farm economy in the 1980s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph AmatoPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press ISBN: 9781299921603ISBN 10: 1299921604 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 01 January 1993 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |