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Shake-Out : Iowa Farm Families in the 1980s /

The farm crisis of the 1980s quickly became a media event, with scenes depicted starkly in black and white on color TV. The embattled farmers, accompanied by their advocates, stood holding off bankers and sheriffs wielding foreclosure notices. In this new book, using findings from interviews and par...

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Autor principal: Friedberger, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction. Iowa's Rural Heritage; Chapter 1. Structure; Chapter 2. Boom; Chapter 3. Storm over the Country; Chapter 4. Mobilization; Chapter 5. Survival; Chapter 6. The Frugal Farmer; Chapter 7. Retrospect and Prospect; Appendix A. Data Collection; Appendix B. Farm Family Survey; Appendix C. Coding Scheme; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y.