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During the nineteenth century hundreds of thousands of pioneer farmers moved westward every decade, clearing and plowing the virgin land, and transforming the interior of the continent into a garden of agricultural abundance.
During the nineteenth century hundreds of thousands of pioneer farmers moved westward every decade, clearing and plowing the virgin land, and transforming the interior of the continent into a garden of agricultural abundance.
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his hand upon a book , is The Century Magazine , of February , 1889 ; and on page 622 we read : For my own part , I must confess my fears that , unless some , important change is made in the constitution of our voting population ...
his hand upon a book , is The Century Magazine , of February , 1889 ; and on page 622 we read : For my own part , I must confess my fears that , unless some , important change is made in the constitution of our voting population ...
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All through the past century the best and noblest of each generation , wherever and whenever they could find newspapers or magazines that dared to publish their utterances , poured forth , in the same earnest tones , similar prophecies ...
All through the past century the best and noblest of each generation , wherever and whenever they could find newspapers or magazines that dared to publish their utterances , poured forth , in the same earnest tones , similar prophecies ...
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Contents
Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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| Title | Myth and Reality in the Populist Revolt Volume 567 of Basic concepts in history and social science |
| Author | John C. Matlon |
| Editors | Edwin Charles Rozwenc, John C. Matlon |
| Publisher | Heath, 1966 |
| Length | 112 pages |
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