The Farmers' Movement, 1620-1920American Book Company, 1953 - 519 pages |
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... period . There were no organized farmer upheavals as such , but there are a number of similarities between this period and other periods of farmer discontent that are worthy of note . First , as a result of the industrial distress ...
... period . There were no organized farmer upheavals as such , but there are a number of similarities between this period and other periods of farmer discontent that are worthy of note . First , as a result of the industrial distress ...
Page 91
... period , prices had skyrocketed during the sixties . Cotton had reached $ 1.01 per pound , wheat $ 2.06 , and corn 78 cents per bushel during the period of inflated prices . * During the thirty - two years , 1864-1896 , the wholesale ...
... period , prices had skyrocketed during the sixties . Cotton had reached $ 1.01 per pound , wheat $ 2.06 , and corn 78 cents per bushel during the period of inflated prices . * During the thirty - two years , 1864-1896 , the wholesale ...
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... period did mark the end of the pioneer period , in the sense that railroads had come to displace wagon trains and that the price , market , and credit system had swept away what had previously been a semi - self - sufficient midwestern ...
... period did mark the end of the pioneer period , in the sense that railroads had come to displace wagon trains and that the price , market , and credit system had swept away what had previously been a semi - self - sufficient midwestern ...
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The Farmers' Movement, 1620-1920: American Sociology Series Carl Cleveland Taylor No preview available - 2012 |
The Farmers' Movement, 1620-1920: American Sociology Series Carl Cleveland Taylor No preview available - 2012 |
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