R.Douglas Hurt's brief history of American agriculture, from the prehistoric period through the twentieth century, is written for anyone coming to this subject for the first time. It also provides a r
"In this comprehensive and innovative Civil War history, R. Douglas Hurt traces the decline and fall of agriculture in the Confederate States of America, the backbone of the Southern economy, which, a
Hurt (history, Iowa State U.) has done an admirable job of synthesizing the complex history of Indian versus non-Indian in the US. Hurt writes of nine separate frontier areas, describing the historic
Although the impact of World War II was not as transformative for the Great Plains as it was for other areas of the United States, it was still significant and tumultuous. Emphasizing the region̵
Great scientific and technological breakthroughs in the twentieth century enabled American farmers to produce bountiful harvests that ensured an abundant and relatively cheap food supply. But this agr
The Great Plains, known for grasslands that stretch to the horizon, is a difficult region to define. Some classify it as the region beginning in the east at the ninety-eighth or one-hundredth meridian
The Ohio FrontierCrucible of the Old Northwest, 1720--1830R. Douglas Hurt"This exhaustively researched and well-written book provides a comprehensive history of Ohio from 1720 to 1830." -- Journal o
?During the first half of the twentieth century, degradation, poverty, and hopelessness were commonplace for African Americans who lived in the South’s countryside, either on farms or in rural communi
Overviews changes in the rural West since WWII to show that agriculture, rural life, and agrarian politics have been inextricably linked to the economy and culture of the region even though the modern
