The Farm Press, Reform and Rural Change, 1895-1920

Author:   John J. Fry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415972864


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   27 April 2005
Format:   Hardback
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The Farm Press, Reform and Rural Change, 1895-1920


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"This project contributes to our understanding of rural Midwesterners and farm newspapers at the turn of the century. While cultural historians have mainly focused on readers in town and cities, it examines Midwestern farmers. It also contributes to the ""new rural history"" by exploring the ideas of Hal Barron and others that country people selectively adapted the advice given to them by reformers. Finally, it furthers our understanding of American farm newspapers themselves and offers suggestions on how to use them as sources."

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Author:   John J. Fry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780415972864


ISBN 10:   0415972868
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   27 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of tables List of Maps List of Abbreviations Introduction. The Rural Midwest and the Midwestern Farm Press During the Progressive Era, 1895-1920 1. First Class Papers and Never-Stop Papers: Twenty-Five Years of the Midwestern Farm Press 2. Owners and Editors: The Faces Behind the Midwestern Farm Press 3. What Farmers Read and Liked: Scenes of Reading in the Rural Midwest 4. Who Read the Agricultural Journalist?: Farm Newspaper Subscribers in the Lower Midwest 5. Innumerable Little White Churches: The Ritual Church and the Midwestern Farm Press 6. The School House at the Crossroads: The Rural School and the Midwestern Farm Press 7. Why Leave the Farm?: The Rural Family and the Midwestern Farm Press Conclusion. Good Farming-Clear Thinking-Right Living: The USes of Midwestern Farm Newspapers Appendix A. Researching Reading in Rural Midwesterners' Records Appendix B. Midwestern Farm Newspapers since the 1920s. Appendix C. Tables Appendix D. Maps Bibliography

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John Fry is Assistant Professor of History at Trinity Christian College.

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