Sowing the American Dream Richard J. Kilroy Commemorating the First World War

Commemorating the First World War

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Sowing the American Dream Richard J. Kilroy Commemorating the First World WarFrom 1840 to 1900, midwestern Americans experienced firsthand the profound economic, cultural, and structural changes that transformed the nation from a premodern, agrarian state to one that was urban, industrial, and economically interdependent. Midwestern commercial farmers found themselves at the heart of these changes. Their actions and reactions led to the formation of a distinctive and particularly democratic consumer ethos, which is still being