Born in the Country: A History of Rural America (Revisiting Rural America) 2nd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801884594 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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farmers. (Connie L. The book details the attitudes and social life of farm peoplehow they looked at themselves and how the rest of society saw them. Bogue Agricultural History Review)A highly readable and useful survey. (Agricultural History Review)A delightful story tracing the social history of U.S. (Allan G. (Forum)An extremely well-written narrative that presents its information accurately Danbom's book can well serve the classroom teacher and general reader. (Jeff Bremer Journal of the West)Like the first edition, Danbom has written an accessible text for general scholarship and undergraduate courses. A balanced economic, social, political, and technological history of rural America A splendid book, rich with
Combining mastery of existing scholarship with a fresh approach to new material, Born in the Country continues to define the field of American rural history.. He discusses the alarming decline of agriculture as a productive enterprise and the parallel disintegration of farm families into demographic insignificance. Danbom expands and deepens his coverage of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, focusing on the changes in agriculture and rural life since 1945. Ranging from pre-Columbian times to the enormous changes of the twentieth century, Born in the Country m
"Five Stars" according to romulus. arrived in fine shape. "Excellent overview of a sparsely treated subject" according to florey@ibm.net. Few books exist on the social history of rural america. Danbom's work is by far the best on the subject that I have seen, and should be read by anyone interested in close relationship between agriculture and rural society throughout much of our nation's history. Danbom covers the colonial period through the latest farm crisis of the '80s with consistent skill and erudition. He concentrates on the way economics, government, and social . "Any college-level holding strong in American or rural history must have this." according to Midwest Book Review. The second updated edition of BORN IN THE COUNTRY: A HISTORY OF RURAL AMERICA remains the only general history of rural America in print, covering changes from pre-Columbian to modern times and blending both agricultural, technological and economic themes with ethnic, cultural and social analysis. This second edition expands the coverage on the late 20th and early 21st centuries and traces changes in country living: any college-level
David B. His books include The Resisted Revolution: Urban America and the Industrialization of Agriculture, 1900–1930.. Danbom is a professor of history at North Dakota State University, Fargo