The Breadbasket Demonstrates Its Resilience

Written By Joel Garreau

The distinguished social scientist Robert Wuthnow in his new book "Remaking the Heartland: Middle America Since the 1950s" gets the Breadbasket right, according to this review. One of the things he gets right is that he focuses on the nine states between Denver, Chicago, Oklahoma and the Canadian border. Also smart is his focal case: "the American Middle West has undergone a strong, positive transformation since the 1950s."

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Joel Garreau
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