Harvest of Grief : Grasshopper Plagues and Public Assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78

Authors

Annette Atkins, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

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Description

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.

Publisher’s Website

http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfomhspress.cfm?Product_ID=396

ISBN

9780873511711

Publication Date

1984

Publisher

Minnesota Historical Society Press

City

Saint Paul, MN

Disciplines

History

Recommended Citation

Atkins, Annette. 1984. Harvest of grief: grasshopper plagues and public assistance in Minnesota, 1873-78. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press.