Myth and Reality in the Populist RevoltHeath, 1966 - 112 pages |
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... farmers moved westward every decade , clearing and plowing the virgin land , and transforming the in- terior of the continent into a garden of agricultural abundance . This continuing surge of westward movement was an expression of ...
... farmers moved westward every decade , clearing and plowing the virgin land , and transforming the in- terior of the continent into a garden of agricultural abundance . This continuing surge of westward movement was an expression of ...
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... farmers ' sons could , for generations , be counted upon to fight the workmen ; but the fruit has been steadily ripening . Now the yeomanry have lost possession of their lands ; their farms have been sold under their feet ; cunning laws ...
... farmers ' sons could , for generations , be counted upon to fight the workmen ; but the fruit has been steadily ripening . Now the yeomanry have lost possession of their lands ; their farms have been sold under their feet ; cunning laws ...
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Edwin Charles Rozwenc, John C. Matlon. 1874-1875 Hard hit farmers join the Grange in large numbers . By 1875 , the ... farmers organize new agrarian organ- izations : The National Farmer's Alliance ( Northern Alliance ) in the Great ...
Edwin Charles Rozwenc, John C. Matlon. 1874-1875 Hard hit farmers join the Grange in large numbers . By 1875 , the ... farmers organize new agrarian organ- izations : The National Farmer's Alliance ( Northern Alliance ) in the Great ...
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