Days on the family farm : from the Golden Age through the Great Depression /

From the beginning of the twentieth century to World War II, farm wife May Lyford Davis kept a daily chronicle that today offers a window into a way of life that has all but disappeared. Through May and her husband Elmo's story, Days on the Family Farm, showcases the evolution of agriculture fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meyer, Carrie A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
Temas:
1900-1999
Farm life > Illinois > Winnebago County > History > 20th century.
Rural families > Illinois > Winnebago County > Diaries.
Vie à la ferme > Illinois > Winnebago (Comté) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Familles rurales > Illinois > Winnebago (Comté) > Journaux intimes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Farm life
Rural families
Illinois > Winnebago County
Diaries
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The new century dawns, 1901-1910
  • The glow of the Golden Age, 1910-1914
  • The great war and its aftermath, 1914-1920
  • Down on the farm in the Roaring Twenties
  • Depression, drought, and the next generation, 1930-1934
  • Fits and starts in the late 1930s
  • Another great war fuels change.

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