Every Farm a Factory: The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture

During the early part of the 20th century farming in America was transformed from a pre-industrial to an industrial activity. This book explores the modernization of the 1920s, which saw farmers adopt not just new technology, but also the financial cultural & ideological apparatus of industrialism.

Author(s): Deborah Kay Fitzgerald
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Pages: 254
Categories: Business & Economics