The Horse Interlude presents a pictorial history of the role horses played in the wheat farming operations of the Pacific Northwest, concentrating on the geographical area located along the Snake River in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. In it Thomas B. Keith surveys the period from the mid-1850s to the 1930s, during which technological innovations progressively enabled farmers to improve the efficiency of wheat farming operations, beginning with the replacement of the cradle and flail by the horse, and ending when the horse was in its turn supplanted by the self-propelled combine. Detailed photographs of horse-drawn equipment illustrate the ways in which the use of horses changed during three successive periods of agricultural history: the pioneer settlement of the area, the inauguration of large-scale farming, and the attainment of mechanization. Other sections of the book relate the histories of threshers, headers, and horse-propelled harvesters, while the conclusion recounts the accomplishments of the Northwest's greatest riders. In telling the story of the "horse interlude," Keith draws the reader back to a time of rapid growth and change, a time created by the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the early wheat farmers of the Pacific Northwest and their hard-working partners, the horses.

Horse Interlude: A Pictorial History of Horse and Man In the Inland Northwest

Science & Math

Keith, Thomas B.

Biological Sciences

Idaho Research Foundation

This book is a sketch history and collection of stories about people ad places in a small area of the Priest Lake country.

North of the Narrows: The Story of the Priest Lake Country

History

Simpson, Claude

Americas

James Graham Cooper: Pioneer Western Naturalist

Coan, Eugene V.

Nature & Ecology

From a reviewer:"As a decedent of the Volga Germans I found this book to very interesting and informative. It explained the plight of the Germans in great detail and covered many years of their history. It talked about Catherine the Great and how she influenced their lives. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for historical information about the Volga Germans."

Volga Germans: Pioneers of the Northwest

Scheuerman, Richard D.

Book by Swanson, Marilyn A., Cinnamon, Pamela A.

Everything About Exchange Values for Foods: How to Add...Mixed Dishes, Prepared Products, More Variety...to Your Diabetic Meal Plan

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Swanson, Marilyn A.

Cinnamon, Pamela A.

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Fishes of Idaho

Simpson, James C.

Wonderful detailed descriptions and identifications of mammals in the US Northwest by experts in the field and in the classroom Mammals of the Pacific Northwest: A Pictorial Introduction, by James R. Christensen and Earl J. Larrison, The University Press of Idaho Northwest Naturalist Books (1982).

Mammals of the Pacific Northwest: A Pictorial Introduction (Northwest Naturalist Books)

Larrison, Earl J.

Christensen, James R.

Pocatello Portrait: The Early Years, 1878-1928

Gittins, H. Leigh

White Pines and Fires: Cooperative Forestry in Idaho

Curtis, Albert B.

Handbook of Trematodes of North America North of Mexico

Schell, Stewart Claude

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Idaho Research Foundation publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Idaho Research Foundation