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

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.

Author: Annette Atkins
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 11/20/2003
Pages: 158
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.16w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780873514798

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