Who Owns America?: A New Declaration of IndependenceHerbert Agar, Allen Tate ISI Books, 1999 - 450 pages "It was a radical statement in 1936 and remains one at the end of the twentieth century. How should a republic exercise power over its citizens? How may economic goods be justly distributed? What status should the small farm have in the life of a nation? By what means may family life be rendered stable? What is the economic role of women in a free society? These are just some of the issues raised, and answered in unique ways, in this book. |
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Page 197
... living in America could be counted on to absorb the greater part of our industrial surpluses in most lines , but that our agricultural sur- pluses must either be sold abroad or destroyed , or else ruin the market price through ...
... living in America could be counted on to absorb the greater part of our industrial surpluses in most lines , but that our agricultural sur- pluses must either be sold abroad or destroyed , or else ruin the market price through ...
Page 311
... living are combined in the same physical surroundings . Since the family's living is made by the family for itself , the small - farm economy , unlike the larger commercial farm , has less to do with the forces of trade . And yet it ...
... living are combined in the same physical surroundings . Since the family's living is made by the family for itself , the small - farm economy , unlike the larger commercial farm , has less to do with the forces of trade . And yet it ...
Page 313
... living for the factory method , the money crop , the bank lien , and , inevi- tably , the sheriff's sale . Let the real farm be called , for the want of a more descrip- tive name , the livelihood farm . The word is old and in good ...
... living for the factory method , the money crop , the bank lien , and , inevi- tably , the sheriff's sale . Let the real farm be called , for the want of a more descrip- tive name , the livelihood farm . The word is old and in good ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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