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Harvest of grief : grasshopper plagues and public assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78 / Annette Atkins.
LIBRA HD1775.M6 A78 1984
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkins, Annette, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture and state--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Agriculture and state.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Agriculture.
- Disaster relief--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Disaster relief.
- Rocky Mountain locust--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Rocky Mountain locust.
- History.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Minnesota.
- Physical Description:
- 147 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1984.
- Summary:
- Atkins eloquently portrays the extreme hardships of Minnesota farmers during the grasshopper plagues of the 1870s. She examines local, state, and national relief efforts, which she reviews in the context of 19th-century social welfare philosophy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0873511719 :
- OCLC:
- 10799347
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