Farming the Cutover
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After northern Wisconsin was cleared by commercial loggers early in the twentieth century, enthusiastic promoters and optimistic settlers envisioned transforming this "cutover" into a land of yeoman farmers. Here thousands of families--mostly immigrants or second-generation Americans--sought to recreate old worlds and build new farms on land that would come to be considered agriculturally worthless. In the end, they succumbed not to drought or soil...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0700608508
ISBN13:9780700608508
Release Date:October 1997
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.44 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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