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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

La remolacha azucarera, o betabel, como era conocido este cultivo por los jornaleros mexicanos, se introdujo en Estados Unidos en los años posteriores a la Guerra Civil. Ese conflicto destruyó los campos cañeros de Luisiana y provocó un aumento desmedido en las importaciones de azúcar desde el Caribe. Como consecuencia, autoridades gubernamentales y empresarios optaron por este tubérculo como una fuente de endulzantes. Cuando la siembra de remolacha se expandió, las compañías azucareras estadounidenses contrataron a miles de trabajadores mexicanos para su cuidado y cultivo. Se...