Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781684379088)

In the late 1970s, grain prices had tanked, farm auction notices filled newspapers, and people had forgotten that food didn't grow in grocery stores. So, on February 5, 1979, thousands of tractors from all parts of the US flooded Washington, DC, in protest.

Author Lindsay H. Metcalf, a journalist who grew up on a family farm, shares this rarely told story of grassroots perseverance and economic justice. In 1979, US farmers traveled to Washington, DC to protest unfair prices for their products. Farmers wanted fair prices for their products and demanded action from Congress. After police corralled the tractors on the National Mall, the farmers and their tractors stayed through a snowstorm and dug out the city. Americans were now convinced they needed farmers, but the law took longer. Boldly told and highlighted with stunning archival images, this is the story of the struggle and triumph of the American farmer that still resonates today.

Author: Lindsay H. Metcalf
ISBN-10: 1684379083
ISBN-13: 9781684379088
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2020
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2020
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 95
Booklist 11/01/2020 pg. 46