From barbarian farmers to yeoman consumers: Curtis publishing company and the search for rural America, 1910-1930

American Journalism

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 47-67

  Ward, Douglas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84981556619     PISSN: 08821127     EISSN: 23262486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08821127.2005.10677980     Document Type: Article

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