Bøger af David B. Danbom
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408,95 kr. In 1930 Fargo was a winner in a region where winning came hard. As the commercial center for the vast, sparsely settled Northern Plains, it grew even during the Depression, attracting hopeful entrepreneurs off the farm. In "Going It Alone," historian David B. Danbom shows how the city struggled to survive problems it could not solve by itself. A critical complement to Depression histories focused on federal policies and programs, this study demonstrates how Washington's initiatives for relief played out in a community of people born into a steadfast culture of self-sufficiency and independence.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- A History of Rural America
328,95 kr. Combining mastery of existing scholarship with a fresh approach to new material, Born in the Country continues to define the field of American rural history.
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- 328,95 kr.
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- How Families Made Farms on the Nineteenth-Century Plains
213,95 - 443,95 kr. Based on contemporary accounts, settlers' reminiscences, and the work of other historians, Sod Busting dives deeply into the practical realities of how things worked to make vivid one of the quintessentially American experiences, breaking new land.
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- 213,95 kr.