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Page 118
... increased barely half while the total nonfarm population leaped from 12,000,000 to 48,000,000 , or by a multiple of four . " Accord- ing to one source , " more farmers sought refuge in the city than on new lands , " and " for every city ...
... increased barely half while the total nonfarm population leaped from 12,000,000 to 48,000,000 , or by a multiple of four . " Accord- ing to one source , " more farmers sought refuge in the city than on new lands , " and " for every city ...
Page 119
... increased , while in the central division large landhold- ings were common and tenancy a major factor . Central ... increased the number of absentee holders , as banks and businessmen gained title to the land . Most important , as land ...
... increased , while in the central division large landhold- ings were common and tenancy a major factor . Central ... increased the number of absentee holders , as banks and businessmen gained title to the land . Most important , as land ...
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... increased to 29,375 in 1900. Women increased their proportion among college graduates slightly . In 1870 , a total of 7,993 men and 1,378 women received baccalaureate degrees , and by 1900 , 27,410 men and 5,563 women completed college ...
... increased to 29,375 in 1900. Women increased their proportion among college graduates slightly . In 1870 , a total of 7,993 men and 1,378 women received baccalaureate degrees , and by 1900 , 27,410 men and 5,563 women completed college ...
Contents
Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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| Title | Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 Volume 4 of Sesquicentennial history of Illinois |
| Author | John Howard Keiser |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0252006178, 9780252006173 |
| Length | 386 pages |
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