Days on the family farm : from the Golden Age through the Great Depression / Carrie A. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Carrie A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm life--Illinois--Winnebago County--History--20th century.

Farm life.

Rural families--Illinois--Winnebago County--Diaries.

Rural families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the beginning of the twentieth century to World War II, farm wife May Lyford Davis kept a daily chronicle that today offers a window into a way of life that has all but disappeared. Through May and her husband Elmo's story, Days on the Family Farm, showcases the evolution of agriculture from horses to automobiles and tractors, a surprisingly vibrant family and community life, and the business of commercial farming.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Diaries of a Family Farm; 1. The New Century Dawns, 1901-1910; 2. The Glow of the Golden Age, 1910-1914; 3. The Great War and Its Aftermath, 1914-1920; 4. Down on the Farm in the Roaring Twenties; 5. Depression, Drought, and the Next Generation, 1930-1934; 6. Fits and Starts in the Late 1930's; 7. Another Great War Fuels Change; Epilogue; Appendix A. Principal Characters; Appendix B. Expenses, Income, and Net Farm Savings; Appendix C. Primary Full-Time Outdoor Help; Appendix D. Crop Shares of Total Production, by Period; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5398-4

OCLC:

476125819