Harvest of grief : grasshopper plagues and public assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78

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Harvest of grief : grasshopper plagues and public assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78

Author:

Atkins, Annette, 1950-

ISBN:

9780873511711

Publication Information:

St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c1984.

Physical Description:

147 p. : illustratins ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subject Term:

Agriculture and state -- Minnesota -- History -- 19th century.

Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota.

Disaster relief -- Minnesota -- History -- 19th century.

Rocky Mountain locust -- Minnesota -- History -- 19th century.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	338.1 ATK	Searching... Unknown

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 19th-century social welfare philosophy.

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