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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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ernment called for volunteers , and hundreds of thousands of warlike young men , sons of farmers , sprang to arms ; and , after several terrible battles , they suppressed the revolution , with the slaughter of tens of thousands of those ...
ernment called for volunteers , and hundreds of thousands of warlike young men , sons of farmers , sprang to arms ; and , after several terrible battles , they suppressed the revolution , with the slaughter of tens of thousands of those ...
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1874–1875 Hard hit farmers join the Grange in large numbers . By 1875 , the Grange has more than 800,000 members . Anti - monopoly parties are formed in many states to regulate railroad rates and grain elevator rates .
1874–1875 Hard hit farmers join the Grange in large numbers . By 1875 , the Grange has more than 800,000 members . Anti - monopoly parties are formed in many states to regulate railroad rates and grain elevator rates .
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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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