Harvest of Grief: Grasshopper Plagues and Public Assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78
Author:   Annette Atkins
Publisher:   Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
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9780873514798


Pages:   147
Publication Date:   20 November 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Harvest of Grief: Grasshopper Plagues and Public Assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78


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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 19th-century social welfare philosophy.

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Author:   Annette Atkins
Publisher:   Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.252kg
ISBN:  

9780873514798


ISBN 10:   0873514793
Pages:   147
Publication Date:   20 November 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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A well-written and clearly organized account of the grasshopper plagues in Minnesota and the generally ineffective measures of public relief in response to them....An important contribution to the literature on rural life and on social welfare in America.


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Annette Atkins is professor of history at St John's University/College of St Benedict in Minnesota.

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