Days on the family farm : from the Golden Age through the Great Depression

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

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 fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meyer, Carrie A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Farm life > Illinois > Winnebago County > History > 20th century.
Rural families > Illinois > Winnebago County > Diaries.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Farm life
Rural families
Illinois > Winnebago County
Diaries
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
ISBN:9780816653980
0816653984
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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