In Essentials, Unity: An Economic History of the Grange Movement

by Jenny Bourne

Book Overview

The Patrons of Husbandry-or the Grange-is the longest-lived US agricultural society and, since its founding shortly after the Civil War, has had immeasurable influence on social change as enacted by ordinary Americans. The Grange sought to relieve the struggles of small farmers by encouraging collaboration. Pathbreaking for its inclusion of women, the Grange is also well known for its association with Gilded Age laws aimed at curbing the monopoly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821422375
• ISBN13: 9780821422373
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"