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Bees in America

How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation

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Bees in America

By: Tammy Horn
Narrated by: Laura Jennings
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Honey bees - and the qualities associated with them - have quietly influenced American values for four centuries. During every major period in the country's history, bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability in a country without a national religion, political party, or language. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States. Tammy Horn, herself a beekeeper, offers a varied social and technological history from the colonial period, when the British first introduced bees to the New World, to the present, when bees are being used by the American military to detect bombs. Still a powerful representation of success, the industrious honey bee continues to serve both as a source of income and a metaphor for globalization as America emerges as a leader in the Information Age.

©2005 The University Press of Kentucky (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks Agricultural & Food Sciences Americas Animals Biological Sciences Environment Outdoors & Nature Science United States Colonial Period Latin American Africa Mormon United Kingdom Social justice Socialism Old West Wild West Capitalism

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Critic reviews

“A fascinating and very readable cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States.” ( Choice)
“Introduces some big political ideas that are very much worth knowing about. . . . Also full of the kind of rich detail that a narrow focus, paradoxically, makes room for.” ( Christian Science Monitor)
“Horn has written a book on beekeeping history that will appeal to the general public, as well as beekeepers. I know that U.S. beekeepers will be grateful that Tammy Horn is sharing the story of their love affair with [the] honey bee to the general population. I can't help but believe that after reading Horn's book, more people will be stimulated to explore the wonderful world of beekeeping! Bees in America is a welcome respite from our fast-paced, technology-driven society.” ( American Bee Journal)
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