From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur"Anyone who wants a thorough understanding of the history of the region must read this book." R. Douglas Hurt, author of Problems of Plenty: The American Farmer in the Twentieth Century This meticulously researched book tells the story of Midwestern agriculture during a period of epochal change in farm technology, farm management, and farm life. The hard work, tight communities, and values that had characterized the family farm were replaced by large