Westward Expansion: A History of the American FrontierMacmillan, 1949 - 873 pages |
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... farming . " Farmers were advised to plow furrows twelve to fourteen inches deep , thus loosening the soil and allowing water to move upward as the principle of capillarity operated . They were told to harrow their fields after each rain ...
... farming . " Farmers were advised to plow furrows twelve to fourteen inches deep , thus loosening the soil and allowing water to move upward as the principle of capillarity operated . They were told to harrow their fields after each rain ...
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... farmers refused to listen . Their own explana- tions seemed more logical . Western railroads , they charged , were giant monopolies determined to charge all the traffic would bear . In proof they cited two damning practices . One was ...
... farmers refused to listen . Their own explana- tions seemed more logical . Western railroads , they charged , were giant monopolies determined to charge all the traffic would bear . In proof they cited two damning practices . One was ...
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... Farmers ' Alliance , " N.C.H.R. , VI ( July , 1929 ) . Local studies include : John D. Hicks , " The Origin and Early History of the Farmers ' Alliance in Minnesota , " M.V.H.R. , IX ( December , 1922 ) , Homer Clevenger , " The Farmers ...
... Farmers ' Alliance , " N.C.H.R. , VI ( July , 1929 ) . Local studies include : John D. Hicks , " The Origin and Early History of the Farmers ' Alliance in Minnesota , " M.V.H.R. , IX ( December , 1922 ) , Homer Clevenger , " The Farmers ...
Contents
SECTION I | 13 |
Europes First Frontier 14921615 | 15 |
The Spanish in Eastern North America 15131590 | 19 |
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