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In Essentials, Unity: An Economic History of the Grange Movement
Jenny Bourne
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Description for In Essentials, Unity: An Economic History of the Grange Movement
Hardback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPWQ; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
The Patrons of Husbandry-or the Grange-is the longest-lived US agricultural society and, since its founding shortly after the Civil War, has had immeasurable influence on social change as enacted by ordinary Americans. The Grange sought to relieve the struggles of small farmers by encouraging collaboration. Pathbreaking for its inclusion of women, the Grange is also well known for its association with Gilded Age laws aimed at curbing the monopoly power of railroads. In Essentials, Unity takes as its focus Grange founder Oliver Kelley and his home organization in Minnesota. Jenny Bourne draws upon ... Read more
The Patrons of Husbandry-or the Grange-is the longest-lived US agricultural society and, since its founding shortly after the Civil War, has had immeasurable influence on social change as enacted by ordinary Americans. The Grange sought to relieve the struggles of small farmers by encouraging collaboration. Pathbreaking for its inclusion of women, the Grange is also well known for its association with Gilded Age laws aimed at curbing the monopoly power of railroads. In Essentials, Unity takes as its focus Grange founder Oliver Kelley and his home organization in Minnesota. Jenny Bourne draws upon ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
New Approaches to Midwestern History
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821422366
SKU
V9780821422366
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About Jenny Bourne
Jenny Bourne is a professor of economics at Carleton College. She has published numerous articles on American economic history, law and economics, and public finance, as well as The Bondsman's Burden, about the economics of Southern slave laws. Her current research explores the connections between income and wealth for American households. Paul Finkelman is an expert on constitutional history, the ... Read more
Reviews for In Essentials, Unity: An Economic History of the Grange Movement
[This book] reinvigorates thinking about the Grange at a time when the association's commitment to active citizenship and challenging monopoly capitalism is as important and relevant as ever....In Essentials, Unity is a brief introduction to a vitally important movement that too few of us remember. This compact volume merges the economic and legal history of the Grange movement ... Read more