Homestead and Farm: A History of Farming at the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (Classic Reprint)

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by Charles S Peterson

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A detailed history of a 160-acre Navajo farming footprint at Ganado, rooted in the Hubbell Trading Post era. This book traces how a single homestead grew from land claims and irrigation to a working farm that tied together river, water rights, livestock, and community. It shows how farming routines, machinery, and daily life interacted with a broader trading network and government policy, shaping a unique western farm story. Explore how irrigation, water rights, and land use defined the Hubbell farm from its beginnings to later years. - See the links between farm life, freighting, and livestock trading in the Hubbell family operations. - Learn about the people, places, and technology that kept the farm functioning in a changing desert environment. - Understand how Navajo farming neighbors and traders influenced farming practices at Ganado. Ideal for readers interested in regional history, farming heritage, and Navajo agrarian life within a historic trading post setting.

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