Harvest of Grief

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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 nineteenth-century social welfare philosophy.

Contenu
A Value System Threatened; Plague: The Grasshoppers Arrive; The Farmers React; Counties Face the Challenge; The State Steps In; Governor Pillsbury's Response; The "Cold Charity" of the State; The Federal Government's Role; Index.