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State Library of Iowa

1979 - Farmers' Holiday, Then and Now

Title

1979 - Farmers' Holiday, Then and Now

Description

George Mills tells of a bloody violent moment in Iowa history known as the "Farmers' Holiday" in February 1929. Desperate farmers - angry over rediculously low prices for their corn, hogs and cattle - launched into uncontrollable mobs to desecrate the courts and the legislature

Creator

Davis County Soil and Water Conservation District

Publisher

State Library of Iowa
Des Moines Sunday Register Picture

Date

1979-02-18

Contributor

Davis County Soil and Water Conservation District of Iowa. For questions about copyright, contact the State Library of Iowa at  http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org.

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Format

pdf

Language

eng

Type

Text; News Clipping