Problems of Plenty: The American Farmer in the Twentieth Century (American Ways) - Hardcover

Hurt, Douglas R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1566634636 ISBN 13: 9781566634632

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 2002

Synopsis

In this history of American agriculture over the last century, Mr. Hurt shows how farm men and women increasingly looked to the federal government―for technical information, regulation of business practices, and intervention in the agricultural economy. He surveys the major policy changes that helped shape farming both as a business and as a way of life. The best history of twentieth-century American agriculture I've ever read. A fine, fine book. ―Peter A. Coclanis

About this title

From the Publisher:

Here is a compact narrative history of American agriculture over the last century.

About the Author:

Douglas Hurt has written widely about American agriculture, including American Farms, The Dust Bowl, American Farm Tools, and American Agriculture: A Brief History, among many other books. He is professor of history at Iowa State University and director of the graduate program in agricultural history and rural studies. He lives in Ames, Iowa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1566634636
• ISBN 13: 9781566634632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224