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Harvest of Grief - by Annette Atkins (Paperback)

Harvest of Grief - by  Annette Atkins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 nineteenth-century social welfare philosophy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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."<br>

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