The Agrarian Crusade; A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics
The Agrarian Crusade; A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics
By Solon J. Buck (Chronicles of America #45)
5 Apr, 2020
Excerpt........ Rapid growth accompanied by a somewhat painful readjustment has been one of the leading characteristics of the history of the United States during the last half-century. In the West, the change has been so swift and spectacular as to
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Excerpt........ Rapid growth accompanied by a somewhat painful readjustment has been one of the leading characteristics of the history of the United States during the last half-century. In the West, the change has been so swift and spectacular as to approach a complete metamorphosis. With the passing of the frontier has gone something of the old freedom and the old opportunity; and the inevitable change has brought forth inevitable protest, particularly from the agricultural class. Simple farming communities have wakened to find themselves complex industrial regions in which the farmers have frequently lost their former preferred position. The result has been a series of radical agitations on the part of farmers determined to better their lot. Less