Prosperity Far Distant : The Journal of an American Farmer, 1933-1934 /

Fresh from receiving a doctorate from Cornell University in 1933, but unable to find work, Charles M. Wiltse joined his parents on the small farm they had recently purchased in southern Ohio. There, the Wiltses scratched out a living selling eggs, corn, and other farm goods at prices that were barel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiltse, Charles M. (Charles Maurice), 1907-1990
Other Authors: Birkner, Michael J., 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wiltse, Charles M. > (Charles Maurice), > 1907-1990.
Farm life.
Family farms.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Diaries & Journals.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
Vie à la ferme > Ohio.
Exploitations agricoles familiales > Ohio.
Farm life > Ohio.
Family farms > Ohio.
Ohio.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Fresh from receiving a doctorate from Cornell University in 1933, but unable to find work, Charles M. Wiltse joined his parents on the small farm they had recently purchased in southern Ohio. There, the Wiltses scratched out a living selling eggs, corn, and other farm goods at prices that were barely enough to keep the farm intact. In wry and often affecting prose, Wiltse recorded a year in the life of this quintessentially American place during the Great Depression. He describes the family's daily routine, occasional light moments, and their ongoing frustrations, small and large-from a neig.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780821444092

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