North for the harvest : Mexican workers, growers, and the sugar beet industry /

Norris, Jim, 1949-

North for the harvest : Mexican workers, growers, and the sugar beet industry / Jim Norris. - St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2009. - xi, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-217) and index.

Coming together -- Depression years and transformation -- War and aftermath -- Growers, Mexicans, and patronismo -- Anxieties and reassessments -- Cuba, Texas, and the Red River Valley -- The growers take control.

0873516311 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780873516310 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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American Crystal Sugar Company.


Mexicans--Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)
Migrant labor--Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)
Sugar beet industry--Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)

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