Farmers unite! : planting a protest for fair prices
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Published
New York ; Calkins Creek, [2020].
Status
Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Nonfiction - Display
630.6 M
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630.6 M
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South Side Library - Children's Nonfiction - Children
630.6 M
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630.6 M
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Published
New York ; Calkins Creek, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical (pages 59-62) references.
Description
In the late 1970s, grain prices had tanked, farm auction notices filled newspapers, and people had forgotten that food didn't grow in grocery stores. So, on February 5, 1979, thousands of tractors from all parts of the US flooded Washington, DC, in protest. Author Lindsay H. Metcalf, a journalist who grew up on a family farm, shares this rarely told story of grassroots perseverance and economic justice. In 1979, US farmers traveled to Washington, DC to protest unfair prices for their products. Farmers wanted fair prices for their products and demanded action from Congress. After police corralled the tractors on the National Mall, the farmers and their tractors stayed through a snowstorm and dug out the city. Americans were now convinced they needed farmers, but the law took longer. Boldly told and highlighted with stunning archival images, this is the story of the struggle and triumph of the American farmer that still resonates today.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Metcalf, L. H. (2020). Farmers unite!: planting a protest for fair prices (First edition.). Calkins Creek.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Metcalf, Lindsay H.. 2020. Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices. Calkins Creek.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Metcalf, Lindsay H.. Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices Calkins Creek, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Metcalf, Lindsay H.. Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices First edition., Calkins Creek, 2020.
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