The Farm Press, Reform and Rural Change, 1895-1920

John J. Fry

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Routledge
14 November 2012

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Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

"This project contributes to our understanding of rural Midwesterners and farm newspapers at the turn of the century. While cultural historians have mainly focused on readers in town and cities, it examines Midwestern farmers. It also contributes to the ""new rural history"" by exploring the ideas of Hal Barron and others that country people selectively adapted the advice given to them by reformers. Finally, it furthers our understanding of American farm newspapers themselves and offers suggestions on how to use them as sources."

By: John J. Fry
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780415652414
ISBN 10: 0415652413
Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 14 November 2012
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of tables List of Maps List of Abbreviations Introduction. The Rural Midwest and the Midwestern Farm Press During the Progressive Era, 1895-1920 1. First Class Papers and Never-Stop Papers: Twenty-Five Years of the Midwestern Farm Press 2. Owners and Editors: The Faces Behind the Midwestern Farm Press 3. What Farmers Read and Liked: Scenes of Reading in the Rural Midwest 4. Who Read the Agricultural Journalist?: Farm Newspaper Subscribers in the Lower Midwest 5. Innumerable Little White Churches: The Ritual Church and the Midwestern Farm Press 6. The School House at the Crossroads: The Rural School and the Midwestern Farm Press 7. Why Leave the Farm?: The Rural Family and the Midwestern Farm Press Conclusion. Good Farming-Clear Thinking-Right Living: The USes of Midwestern Farm Newspapers Appendix A. Researching Reading in Rural Midwesterners' Records Appendix B. Midwestern Farm Newspapers since the 1920s. Appendix C. Tables Appendix D. Maps Bibliography

John Fry is Assistant Professor of History at Trinity Christian College.