This meticulously researched book tells the story of Midwestern agriculture during aperiod of epochal change in farm technology, farm management, and farm life. The hardwork, tight communities, and values that had characterized the family farm were re-placed by large corporate enterprises with massive acreages, high-tech methods, andglobal outlooks. While many decry this change as loss, Nordin and Scott find a net gain.This is their richly detailed account of one of the great transformations in American life.Dennis S. Nordin is author of Rich Harvest: A History of the Grange, 1867–1900.Roy V. Scott, Emeritus Professor of History at Mississippi State University, is author ofThe Agrarian Movement in Illinois, 1880–1896.