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376 pages; 6 x 9 inches

Historical Perspectives on American Agriculture

Edited by Trudy Huskamp Peterson

Farmers, Bureaucrats, and Middlemen: Historical Perspectives on American Agriculture is the proceedings of a 1977 National Archives conference co-sponsored by the Agricultural History Society, which brought together a diverse group of historians, economists, and political scientists to share information on the rich resources and depositories available to a study of agricultural history. This volume, edited by Trudy Huskamp Peterson, reflects the work of scholars who have studied and written about agriculture from various perspectives. The essays focus on agricultural leadership, the changing nature of farm labor, the problems of agricultural research and development, past and present agricultural marketing and regulation systems, and the nation’s changing agricultural policies.

The National Archives conference series was initiated in 1967 to acquaint scholars with this wealth of materials and to provide a forum for the discussion of issues and problems relevant to both re­searchers and archivists. Conference papers were delivered by out­standing authorities in their fields and frequently by persons who, as emissaries, explorers, and administrators, influenced the course of events in our time.  It is hoped that these publi­cations will prove to be a permanent con­tribution to scholarship and a reference source for scholars and students alike.

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