Description: Nebraska Sweet Beets, Nebraska, Paperback Sugar beets are as tenaciously rooted in Nebraska's history as they are in its soil, especially in a seventy-mile stretch of the North Platte Valley that extended into eastern Wyoming. The state's first processing facility opened in Grand Island in 1890, boasting the largest mill in the world. The height of the beet boom occurred in the early part of the twentieth century as Wyobraskan towns courted factory locations as feverishly as rival sugar companies competed for territory, and an irrigation network turned the region into America's Valley of the Nile. Some rail lines have disappeared from the map, while catastrophes like the Scottsbluff and Bayard sugar bin explosions and the Gering Molasses spill will never be forgotten. From neglected beet dumps and abandoned rail spurs to silos ready for future harvests, explore Sugar Valley's heritage with Lawrence Gibbs.
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467144278
Book Title: Nebraska Sweet Beets : a History of Sugar Valley
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Not Available
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Industries / Agribusiness, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Economics / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
