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First Majority-last Minority by John Shover

First Majority-last Minority

The Transforming of Rural Life in America

John Shover

Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · January 1, 1976

An historian analyzes the scope, importance, and effects of technological upheaval in America's farmland regions, using case studies to illuminate the transformation of a yeoman-farmer republic into an agro-industrial empire Read more

Social HistoryAgriculture & Food SystemsAgriculture & Food Policy
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Social History, Agriculture & Food Systems, Agriculture & Food Policy
Published
Cornell University Press, January 1, 1976

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An historian analyzes the scope, importance, and effects of technological upheaval in America's farmland regions, using case studies to illuminate the transformation of a yeoman-farmer republic into an agro-industrial empire Read more

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Agriculture & Food Systems49%
Social History34%
Agriculture & Food Policy30%

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  • U.S. History
  • Minority Studies
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
Authors
John Shover
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Published
January 1, 1976
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
U.S. History