American Farmers' MovementsVan Nostrand, 1957 - 192 pages |
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Page 77
... companies rewarded small growers in the hill country by allowing them better prices if they failed to join . These the ... Company and the Burley Tobacco Society came to terms satisfactory to the producers . Between 60,000,000 and ...
... companies rewarded small growers in the hill country by allowing them better prices if they failed to join . These the ... Company and the Burley Tobacco Society came to terms satisfactory to the producers . Between 60,000,000 and ...
Page 162
... companies , of from 200 to 500 men each . . . are parading nightly , blackened ruins marking their progress . ... On ... Company , and the rest owned by independents . Not until these fires had completely destroyed the tobacco did they ...
... companies , of from 200 to 500 men each . . . are parading nightly , blackened ruins marking their progress . ... On ... Company , and the rest owned by independents . Not until these fires had completely destroyed the tobacco did they ...
Page 164
... Company , a planing mill , a wagon factory , a grocery , a livery stable , and a private residence within the fire ... Company's property at Sher- burne was burned to the ground ; and only a timely warn- ing and a quick removal of the ...
... Company , a planing mill , a wagon factory , a grocery , a livery stable , and a private residence within the fire ... Company's property at Sher- burne was burned to the ground ; and only a timely warn- ing and a quick removal of the ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Revolts of Indian Farmers | 11 |
Movements of Colonists | 18 |
Copyright | |
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