Souring on Sweets: How Delaware’s Sweet Potato Empire Crumbled
Delaware’s 20th-century sweet potato boom reveals growth, innovation, and decline, reflecting broader American agricultural trends.
Delaware’s 20th-century sweet potato boom reveals growth, innovation, and decline, reflecting broader American agricultural trends.
Delaware’s rise as a corporate hub is explored, highlighting Wilmington Trust, du Pont family’s role, legal frameworks, and policies.
Women at WWI’s Bethlehem Loading Plant became Canary Girls due to tetryl exposure; their sacrifices symbolize the vital female war effort.
The Federal Art Project in Delaware in 1939 fueled cultural growth but faced challenges due to funding reforms.