Harvest of Hazards - Family Farming, Accidents, and Expertise in the Corn Belt, 1940-1975

Farming has always been a dangerous occupation. In the middle of the twentieth century the dangers became more acute. In this study of the farm safety movement in the Corn Belt, historian Derek Oden examines why agriculture was so dangerous and why improvements were so difficult to achieve. This groundbreaking study incorporates agriculture into the histories of occupational safety and public health.

About the author

DEREK S. ODEN is currently an associate professor of history at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has published articles in both the Annals of Iowa and Agricultural History. His article "Selling Safety: The Farm Safety Movement's Emergence and Evolution from 1940-1975" in Agricultural History won the Agricultural Society's Everett E. Edwards Award. He lives in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Summary

In this study of the farm safety movement in the Corn Belt, historian Derek Oden examines why agriculture was so dangerous and why improvements were so difficult to achieve. Harvest of Hazards incorporates agriculture into the histories of occupational safety and public health.

Product details

• Authors: Derek Oden, Derek S. Oden
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781609384982
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-498-2
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Iowa and the Midwest Experienc; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experienc
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories