| Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices Contributor(s): Metcalf, Lindsay H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1684379083 ISBN-13: 9781684379088 Publisher: Calkins Creek Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Activism & Volunteering - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 630.607 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.1" W x 11.1" (1.25 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - A NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book 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. |