Farming In The Midwest 1840 1900
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Farming In The Midwest 1840 1900
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Author : James W. Whitaker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Farming In The Midwest 1840 1900 written by James W. Whitaker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Agriculture categories.
The Farmers Frontier 1865 1900
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Author : Gilbert C. Fite
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Farmers Frontier 1865 1900 written by Gilbert C. Fite and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Agriculture categories.
Pioneer farming in Minnesota, Dakota Territory, Nebraska, Kansas, Red River Valley of the North, Oregon, Washington, California, Rocky Mountains, West Texas, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma.
Agriculture In The Midwest 1815 1900
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Author : R. Douglas Hurt
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2023
Agriculture In The Midwest 1815 1900 written by R. Douglas Hurt and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with History categories.
R. Douglas Hurt recounts the settlement of the U.S. Midwest between 1815 and the turn of the twentieth century, arguing that this region proved to be the country's garden spot of the country and the nation's heart of agricultural production.
Agriculture In The Midwest 1815 1900
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Author : R. Douglas Hurt
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2023-07
Agriculture In The Midwest 1815 1900 written by R. Douglas Hurt and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07 with History categories.
After the War of 1812 and the removal of the region's Indigenous peoples, the American Midwest became a paradoxical land for settlers. Even as many settlers found that the region provided the bountiful life of their dreams, others found disappointment, even failure--and still others suffered social and racial prejudice. In this broad and authoritative survey of midwestern agriculture from the War of 1812 to the turn of the twentieth century, R. Douglas Hurt contends that this region proved to be the country's garden spot and the nation's heart of agricultural production. During these eighty-five years the region transformed from a sparsely settled area to the home of large industrial and commercial cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Detroit. Still, it remained primarily an agricultural region that promised a better life for many of the people who acquired land, raised crops and livestock, provided for their families, adopted new technologies, and sought political reform to benefit their economic interests. Focusing on the history of midwestern agriculture during wartime, utopian isolation, and colonization as well as political unrest, Hurt contextualizes myriad facets of the region's past to show how agricultural life developed for midwestern farmers--and to reflect on what that meant for the region and nation.
Sowing The American Dream
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Author : David Blanke
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2000
Sowing The American Dream written by David Blanke and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Consumer behavior categories.
From 1840 to 1900, midwestern Americans experienced firsthand the profound economic, cultural, and structural changes that transformed the nation from a premodern, agrarian state to one that was urban, industrial, and economically interdependent. Midwestern commercial farmers found themselves at the heart of these changes. Their actions and reactions led to the formation of a distinctive and particularly democratic consumer ethos, which is still being played out today. By focusing on the consumer behavior of midwestern farmers, Sowing the American Dream provides illustrative examples of how Americans came to terms with the economic and ideological changes that swirled around them. From the formation of the Grange to the advent of mail-order catalogs, the buying patterns of rural midwesterners set the stage for the coming century. Carefully documenting the rise and fall of the powerful purchasing cooperatives, David Blanke explains the shifting trends in collective consumerism, which ultimately resulted in a significant change in the way that midwestern consumers pursued their own regional identity, community, and independence.
From Pioneering To Persevering
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Author : Paul Salstrom
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2007
From Pioneering To Persevering written by Paul Salstrom and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Indiana's pioneers came to southern Indiana to turn the dream of an America based on family farming into a reality. The golden age prior to the Civil War led to a post-War preserving of the independent family farmer. Salstrom examines this "independence" and finds the label to be less than adequate. Hoosier farming was an inter-dependent activity leading to a society of borrowing and loaning. When people talk about supporting family farming, as Salstrom notes, the issue is a societal one with a greater population involved than just the farmers themselves.
Barns Of The Midwest
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Author : Allen G. Noble
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2018-09-11
Barns Of The Midwest written by Allen G. Noble and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1995, Barns of the Midwest is a masterful example of material cultural history. It arrived at a critical moment for the agricultural landscape. The 1980s were marked by farm foreclosures, rural bank failures, the continued rise of industrialized agriculture, and severe floods and droughts. These waves of disaster hastened the erosion of the idea of a pastoral Heartland knit together with small farms and rural values. And it wasn’t just an idea that was eroded; material artifacts such as the iconic Midwestern barn were also rapidly wearing away. It was against this background that editors Noble and Wilhelm gathered noted experts in history and architecture to write on the nature and meaning of Midwestern barns, explaining why certain barns were built as they were, what types of barns appeared where, and what their functions were. Featuring a new introduction by Timothy G. Anderson, Barns of the Midwest is the definitive work on this ubiquitous but little studied architectural symbol of a region and its history.
The Political Economy Of The Family Farm
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Author : Sue Headlee
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1991-11-30
The Political Economy Of The Family Farm written by Sue Headlee and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-11-30 with Political Science categories.
Agriculture played an important role in the transition to capitalism in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. In her study, Sue Headlee argues that the family farm system, with its progressive nature and egalitarian class structure, revolutionized this transition to capitalism. The family farm is examined in light of its economic and political implications, showing the relationship between the family farm and fledgling industrial capitalism, a relationship that fostered the simultaneous industrial and agricultural revolutions and the creation of an agro-industrial complex. Headlee focuses on the adoption of the horse-drawn mechanical reaper (to harvest wheat) by family farmers in the 1850s. The neoclassical economic explanation, with its emphasis on the farm as a profit-maximizing firm, is criticized for its lack of recognition of the role of the family farm's egalitarian class structure. This look at the economic history of the United States has lessons for the Third World today: agricultural development is vital to the transition to capitalism; the agrarian class structures of Third World countries may be holding back that transition; and a family farm/land reform approach would lead to increases in productivity and in the material well-being of society. Headlee's analysis supports three important debates in political economy, thus providing the historical and theoretical context for understanding the role of agriculture in the transition to capitalism in general and in the particular case of the United States. Her findings conclude that agrarian class structures can explain the differential patterns of development in pre-industrial Europe. Further evidence is presented that the internal class structure of agrarian society is the crucial causal factor in the transition to capitalism and that market developments alone are not sufficient. Lastly and most controversially, Headlee acknowledges the importance of the Civil War in propelling the triumph of American capitalism, allowing the Republican Party (an alliance of family farmers and industrial capitalists) to take control of the state from the Democratic Party of the southern plantation owners. This book will be of interest to scholars in political economy, economic history, agrarian economics, and development economics.
The Cambridge Economic History Of The United States
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Author : Stanley L. Engerman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996
The Cambridge Economic History Of The United States written by Stanley L. Engerman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
This three volume work offers a comprehensive survey of the history of economic activity and economic change in the United States, and in those regions whose economies have at certain times been closely allied to that of the US.
Guide To Historical Research At The National Agriculture Library
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Author : Susan Chapman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Guide To Historical Research At The National Agriculture Library written by Susan Chapman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Agriculture categories.