{"product_id":"years-of-struggle-the-farm-diary-of-elmer-g-powers-paperback-softback-9780875805696","title":"Years of Struggle; The Farm Diary of Elmer G. Powers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875805696","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eYears of Struggle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Farm Diary of Elmer G. Powers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElmer G. Powers (Author), L. Edward Purcell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875805696\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary piece of Americana.\"—Gilbert C. Fite, Pacific Northwest Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e  \"This diary of an ordinary farmer... is the next best thing to personal experience in creating a 'feel' for the period.\"—Lauren Soth, Agricultural History\u003cbr\u003e  \"The value of this book-and it is considerable-rests on its uniqueness.\"—Roy V. Scott, History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmer G. Powers and his family managed to survive the Depression, in part because Quietdale Farm is located on rich land in Boone County, Iowa. The problems he confronted-collapsing markets, drought, and sometimes misdirected governmental efforts-were felt by countless others, many of whom lost their farms. First published in 1976 and now revised and reissued with a new introduction by Katherine Jellison, Years of Struggle documents one farmer's experiences during a period of national upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Katherine Jellison \/ Introduction: H. Roger Grant and L. Edward Purcell \u003cbr\u003e 1 Day by Day on the Farm: 1931–1932 \u003cbr\u003e 2 Coming of the New Deal: 1933–1934 \u003cbr\u003e 3 Owner-Operator: 1935 \u003cbr\u003e 4 Drifts, Debts, and Drought: 1936 \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584758018328,"sku":"9780875805696","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/years-of-struggle-the-farm-diary-of-elmer-g-powers-paperback-softback-9780875805696","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}