Knights of the plow
Subtitle: Oliver H. Kelley and the origins of the Grange in Republican ideology
By: Thomas A. Woods.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Henry A. Wallace series on agricultural history and rural studies
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Ames
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Kelley, Oliver H. 1826-1913.; National Grange -- History.
Description: "Knights of the Plow analyzes the ideological origins of the Grange. It traces the incubation and the birth of a radical farm organization during the economic and social upheaval in rural America in the 1850s and 1860s, primarily through the life and ideas of Grange founder Oliver Kelley and his early Minnesota and Illinois Associates. Based on intensive research in newspapers and unpublished archival sources and on the material culture and symbolism of Grange ritual, this book depicts the tumultuous early years of the Grange from the perspective of its most important organizer."--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-245) and index.