Product Description
by Milton C. Sernett (Author)
This is the story of the era when the premier cheesemaking region of the United States was in Central New York, chiefly in the Mohawk Valley. Here it was that Jesse Williams set up the first cheese factory in 1851 in Oneida County. Here too, Prof. Xerxes A. Willard championed the cause of higher standards in cheesemaking and became the nation's most respected spokesman for the "associated dairies" concept. This book includes reproductions of three rare primary documents about the history of cheesemaking in New York State in the 19th century. Many illustrations help tell the story. A list of suggested readings for additional information is included.
Author Biography
Dr. Milton C. Sernett taught history at Syracuse University for three decades, retiring in 2005. He is the author of fourteen books and dozens of articles. This book is an outgrowth of his long interest in agricultural and local history. Sernett is also the author of two other books dealing with American's rural past: "Cradle of the Breed: Gerrit Smith Miller & the Kriemhild Herd" and "The Horse and Tractor Wars: Letters & Lessons from an Old Horseman." Dr. Sernett grew up in the farm country of northern Iowa. He now lives north of Cazenovia in Madison County, New York.
