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Page 12
... Agrarian Democrat ' which , if the trend continues , may have to be stretched to " Commercial Industrial Agrarian Democratic Federalist . " Does the label fit ? The legendary Jefferson was an agrarian ; and even as modern schol- ars ...
... Agrarian Democrat ' which , if the trend continues , may have to be stretched to " Commercial Industrial Agrarian Democratic Federalist . " Does the label fit ? The legendary Jefferson was an agrarian ; and even as modern schol- ars ...
Page 13
... agrarian at heart , and it was against an agrarian background that he saw his ideal of American democracy most clearly . So congenial was this background to him , and so vividly does it continue to display itself behind his legend ...
... agrarian at heart , and it was against an agrarian background that he saw his ideal of American democracy most clearly . So congenial was this background to him , and so vividly does it continue to display itself behind his legend ...
Page 38
... agrarian values and the belief in the fundamental support given to civilized life by agriculture . Reprinted by permission of the publishers from Henry Nash Smith , Virgin Land : The American West as Symbol and Myth , pp . 155-161 ...
... agrarian values and the belief in the fundamental support given to civilized life by agriculture . Reprinted by permission of the publishers from Henry Nash Smith , Virgin Land : The American West as Symbol and Myth , pp . 155-161 ...
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