Texas, Cotton, and the New Deal |
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| Author:
| Volanto, Keith J. |
| Series title: | Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60344-299-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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Relates the story of the New Deal's efforts to aid Texas cotton farmers, specifically with the production-control policies introduced by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA). Keith J. Volanto explores the reasons the AAA cotton programmes in Texas were instituted, the implementation problems the AAA encountered and how they were resolved, and the results of the programmes.
Relates the story of the New Deal's efforts to aid Texas cotton farmers, specifically with the production-control policies introduced by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA). Keith J. Volanto explores the reasons the AAA cotton programmes in Texas were instituted, the implementation problems the AAA encountered and how they were resolved, and the results of the programmes.