American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953–1980. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973. x + 219 pp. Illustrations, figures, tables, bibliography and index. American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953–1980.

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Start by marking From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur: The Transformation of Midwestern Agriculture as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. The hard work, tight communities, and values that had characterized the family farm were replaced by large corporate enterprises with massive acreages, high-tech methods, and global outlooks.

Dennis S. Nordin and Roy V. Scott dedicate From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur "to Midwest entrepreneurial farmers, food providers . By 2000 Midwestern farmers provided "the global model of agricultural development. Scott dedicate From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur "to Midwest entrepreneurial farmers, food providers to the world. Lest the reader fail to grasp the consequences of the transformation that they study, the co-authors include a second dedication: "Painful as the tragedies were for individuals, their net effect was the Midwest agricultural miracle, a blessing that continues to provide an ever-growing population of consumers with abundant food at low prices.

Nordin, Dennis . and Roy V. Scott. Lauck, Jon K. "The Prairie Historians and the Foundations of Midwestern History. Annals of Iowa (2012) 71 pp: 137-173. From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur: The Transformation of Midwestern Agriculture. The Lost Region: Toward a Revival of Midwestern History (University of Iowa Press; 2013) 166 pages; criticizes the neglect of the Midwest in contemporary historiography and argues for a revival of attention excerpt. Madison, James . ed. Heartland: Comparative Histories of the Midwestern States (Indiana UP, 1988).

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From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur: The Transformation of Midwestern Agriculture. By Dennis S. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. xvi + 356 pp. Tables, bibliography, notes, index. Nordin is author of Rich Harvest: A History of the Grange, 1867-1900. Dennis Sven Nordin, Roy V. Scott, John Lee. Place of Publication.

The hard work, tight communities, and values that had characterized the family farm were re-placed by large corporate enterprises with massive acreages, high-tech methods, and global outlooks. Dennis S. Roy V. Scott, Emeritus Professor of History at Mississippi State University, is author of The Agrarian Movement in Illiis, 1880-1896.

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From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur : The Transformation of Midwestern Agriculture. by Dennis Sven Nordin and Roy V. Anyone who wants a thorough understanding of the history of the region must read this book.