Betrayal: PRAIRIE AGRICULTURAL POLITICS in the Fifties – Schulz

Title: BETRAYAL: PRAIRIE AGRICULTURAL POLITICS IN THE FIFTIES

Description: Herbert Schulz gives us an insider's account of the hard­scrabble and often heartless prairie farm politics of the 1950s. The son of a CCF member of parliament, Schulz was an early organizer for the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and later an executive in the Grandview Pool Elevator Association. His compelling memoir offers many humorous and poignant anecdotes but is laced with stories of betrayal. Speaking from his intimate, and frequently controversial, involvement in farm politics during a crit­ical decade for prairie agriculture, Schulz argues that the demise of the family farm has not been merely an inevitable side-effect of technology. Many farm families watched their dreams crumble as expected support from trusted politicians failed to materialize. During these years, numerous family farms faded into history, their memory serving as a quaint reminder of what was once a proud tradition.

Contents:

Introduction 1. To the Land of Milk and Honey 2. Learning Politics 3. Farming in the Fifties 4. The Making of the Manitoba Farmer's Union 5. The Campaign for Cash Advances 6. We Win One 7. Uncivil War 8. Parity Prices 9. Victory- and Defeat 10. Cyclops Triumphant 11. The Ides of March 12. Denouement

Written by: Herbert Schulz

Genre: History – Canada – Prairies - Agriculture

Cover: Softcover

Publisher & Copyright Date: University of Calgary Press – 2004 – Appears to be a First Edition

Approx. Dimensions: 6” x 9” - 230 pages

Condition: Very Good. There is a name plate (with no writing) inside the front cover. The author neatly wrote “Best wishes and good reading. Herb” on the title page.