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

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

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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.

ISBN

9780873511711

Publication Date

1984

Publisher

Minnesota Historical Society Press

City

Saint Paul, MN

Disciplines

History

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

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