American Farmers' MovementsVan Nostrand, 1957 - 192 pages |
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Page 21
... began drifting over to America . They had made some settlements in New England as early as 1652 , but these early arrivals , like those who came later , did not relish the brand of Puritanism practiced by their English neighbors , pre ...
... began drifting over to America . They had made some settlements in New England as early as 1652 , but these early arrivals , like those who came later , did not relish the brand of Puritanism practiced by their English neighbors , pre ...
Page 57
... began to revive on conservative lines , the greatest membership came in states outside the center of the activities of the 1870's . The Farmers ' Parties also fell apart after the success of their legislative pro- gram , and in 1876 the ...
... began to revive on conservative lines , the greatest membership came in states outside the center of the activities of the 1870's . The Farmers ' Parties also fell apart after the success of their legislative pro- gram , and in 1876 the ...
Page 117
... began rapidly to be redeemed . So sudden and wide an extension of the money medium was bad in itself ; but when in the face of an immense tide of immigration the currency began rapidly to contract the effect was calamitous . An idea of ...
... began rapidly to be redeemed . So sudden and wide an extension of the money medium was bad in itself ; but when in the face of an immense tide of immigration the currency began rapidly to contract the effect was calamitous . An idea of ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Revolts of Indian Farmers | 11 |
Movements of Colonists | 18 |
Copyright | |
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