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Ox Cart to Automobile: Social Change in Western New York


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This book explores changes in economic fortunes, social life, and political issues over 200 years in western New York. Why did villages spring up in particular locations in 1820? Why did dairy farming expand during the 1850s and then contract in the 1920? Why have so many factories in western New York closed their doors since World War II? As the ox cart was replaced by the railroad, which in turn was replaced by the automobile, men and women in western New York were faced with the option to choose to farm in new ways or live and work in new places. In this book, Native Americans and early settlers, dairy farmers and milk factories, husbands and wives on the farm, shopkeepers and customers in the villages are viewed as players in a social game, each trying to score well.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 1. Organizing Ideas: Central Place and Prisoner's Dilemma Part 2 The Importance of Transportation Costs Part 3 Specialization and Economies of Scale Part 4 Politics and Game Theory Part 5 Why Focus on One Western New York County? Chapter 6 2. Distance, Elevation, and Early Settlement Decisions Part 7 The Legacy of Rocks and Ice Part 8 Where Did Early Migrants Choose to Settle? Part 9 Friends, Neighbors, and Early Settlement Part 10 Early Farms and Distance from Commerical Centers Part 11 Elevation and Early Settlement Part 12 Local Villages as Central Places Part 13 Road Building in Allegany County Chapter 14 3. Making Farms and Raising Crops: 1810-1850 Part 15 The Collapse of Iroquois Power in Western New York Part 16 Creditors and Debtors: Land Speculators and Early Settlers Part 17 Carving a Farm in the Wilderness Part 18 Standard of Living in the Frontier Cabin Part 19 Beginnings of the Dairy Industry Part 20 Conflict and Cooperation: Games Among Neighbors Part 21 Politics: Local Factions, Whigs and Democrats Part 22 Taming Nature and Building Homes Chapter 23 4. The Western New York Farm at Mid-Century Part 24 Transition from Subsistence to Cash Crop Farming Part 25 The VIllage as Commercial Center Part 26 A Snapshot of Typical Farms in 1855 Part 27 Centers and Backwaters: Variation Among Towns in 1855 Part 28 The Promise of Agricultural Life Part 29 Politics and Civil War Chapter 30 Dairy Farming, Commerce, and Rural Industry: 1865-1900 Part 31 Dairy Farming in Western New York Part 32 A Portrait of Two Allegany Towns in 1875 Part 33 Commercial Growth in Fillmore and Wellsville Part 34 Farmers and Village Merchants: Another Prisoner's Dilemma Game Part 35 Maintaining Community Values Part 36 Women's Role as Manager of the Home Part 37 Manufacturing in Western New York Villages Part 38 Political Party Competition: Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion Chapter 39 6. The Automobile and Rural Decline: 1900-1950 Part 40 Quality of Rural Life Part 41 The Decline of Dairy Part 42 Politics of Agricultural Decline Part 43 Impact of the Automobile Part 44 Housing Styles in the Automobile Age Chapter 45 7. Life in a Barely Agricultual Western New York: 1950-Present Part 46 Changes in the Rural Economy Part 47 Future of the Western New York Dairy Farm Part 48 Population Trends in Allegany County Part 49 Measuring Economic and Social Well-Being Part 50 The Automobile and Housing Patterns Part 51 Local Political Issues in a Larger Society Part 52 The Changing Landscape: From Pasture to Forest Part 53 Today's Economica Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 54 Bibliography Chapter 55 About the Author

About the Author :
Thomas Rasmussen is emeritus professor of political science and environmental studies at Alfred University. He has lived for thirty-five years in Allegany County, New York, where he enjoyed hiking the Finger Lakes Trail and walking the streets of local villages.

Review :
Ox Cart to Automobile is a splendid county history.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761845881
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of America
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 250
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 313 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0761845887
  • Publisher Date: 01 Oct 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Social Change in Western New York
  • Width: 154 mm


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