An opportunity lost : the Truman administration and the farm policy debate / Virgil W. Dean.
2006
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An opportunity lost : the Truman administration and the farm policy debate / Virgil W. Dean.
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Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Description
xv, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
The search begins
The Eightieth Congress tries to "fix the roof"
Farm policy and the election of 1948
The Brannan farm plan: agricultural panacea or political football?
Reaction to the Brannan plan
The Brannan plan in Congress
The Brannan plan in 1950.
The search begins
The Eightieth Congress tries to "fix the roof"
Farm policy and the election of 1948
The Brannan farm plan: agricultural panacea or political football?
Reaction to the Brannan plan
The Brannan plan in Congress
The Brannan plan in 1950.
Summary
"Examines Charles Brannan's agricultural plan, the farm policy debate, and Harry S. Truman's quest for a long-range agricultural program. Assesses Truman's relationships with farmers and with politicians and the search for a workable peacetime program, especially as it related to the parity price foundation and price supports"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0826216501 hardcover alkaline paper
9780826216502
9780826216502
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