Illinois Agricultural Scene
Author: Illinois. Dept. of Agriculture
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 148
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Author: Illinois. Dept. of Agriculture
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 148
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 96
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 566
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hancock County (Ill.). Farm Bureau
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 612
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Greg Hall
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncreased Mechanization and the expansion of new markets transformed the face of American farming in the early decades of the twentieth century, especially in the American West. These changes demanded a new kind of agricultural worker--gone was the local farmhand, replaced by a cheap and temporary labor force of migrant and seasonal workers. Greg Hall's fascinating book analyzes how "harvest Wobblies," members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), organized these men, women, and sometimes children who had become so essential and yet so exploited on the farms of the West. Although harvest Wobblies worked in nearly all the western states, their stongholds were the Great Plains, California, and the Pacific Northwest, regions where harmers developed monocrop agriculture and where seasonal labor was indispensable come harvest time. Like their IWW brethren in logging camps and mines, the harvest Wobblies combined an effort to improve the lives of workers with harger revolutionary goals. Harvest Wobblies personified most of the indelible features of IWW membership: they were the militant casual laborers of the American West, riding the rails, living in hobo jungles, preaching revolution, and facing repression with innovative strategies, impassioned speech, humor, and song. Through trial and error, Wobbly organizers eventually implemented the idea of an industrial union in agriculture and helped the IWW to establish itself as a powerful force to be reckoned with by employers in the West. In tracing the rise and the eventual fall of the harvest Wobblies, Greg Hall examines the diverse and changing nature of the agricultural work force. He offers a social and cultural history of a union uniquely suited to organizing tens of thousands of migrant and seasonal workers. Harvest Wobblies will appeal to a broad audience of readers interested in labor history, the American West, U.S. agricultural history, and the history of the IWW.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 1468
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 952
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Corinne Ondine Pache
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-03-05
Total Pages: 974
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.