Remaking the Heartland: Middle America since the 1950s

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Contents List of Tables vii Preface ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE Here in the Middle 7 CHAPTER TWO Recovering from the Great Depression 22 CHAPTER THREE Reinventing the Rustic Life 57 CHAPTER FOUR Education in Middle America 92 CHAPTER FIVE The Decline of Small Communities 126 CHAPTER SIX The Changing Face of Agribusiness 171 CHAPTER SEVEN From Towns to Sprawling Suburbs 214 Afterword 254 Appendix 261 Notes 285 Selected Bibliography 335 Index 349 Copyright © 2011 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW press.princeton.edu All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wuthnow, Robert. Remaking the heartland : Middle America since the 1950s / Robert Wuthnow. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-691-14611-9 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Middle West—Economic conditions. 2. Middle West—Social conditions. 3. Agriculture—Middle West. 4. Social change—Middle West. 5. Community development—Middle West. 6. Agriculture—Economic aspects— Middle West. I. Title. HC107.A14W88 2011 330.977—dc22 2010021518 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in ITC Century Std Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...