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A history of the rural Midwest in 1940, a pivotal year in history between the Great Depression and World War II. Local, regional and national history — told through the perspective of a small Minnesota town and its people.
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CloseWith new information in a significant chapter, some compressing to other areas of the text, and other slight changes this is an updated edition of the book historian Joseph A. Amato has called a "Tour de Force." It's a history of life in the rural Midwest in a transitional period in American history, and larger world events' impact on local place.