When Cauliflower Was King

By Diane Galusha

THE WESTERN CATSKILL MOUNTAINS offered ideal growing conditions for cauliflower, and cultivating, harvesting, crating and shipping this important cash crop became a huge enterprise. In 1936, farms around Margaretville alone shipped 173,757 crates. Diane Galusha (author of Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water System) chronicles the rise and fall of the crop and its impact on farm lives and the regional economy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930098618
• ISBN13: 9781930098619
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Purple Mountain Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"