Project Gutenberg 2008-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 286 Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir 1854 1932 The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer Produced by Tom Roch, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "The Rural Life Problem of the United States" by Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett is a social and economic analysis written in the early 20th century. The work addresses issues faced by rural communities in the United States, highlighting the challenges of urbanization and the neglect of country life. Plunkett proposes a movement aimed at revitalizing rural areas, advocating for better farming practices, cooperative organization, and a greater focus on the social and educational needs of the agricultural community. The opening of the book presents the author's perspective on the rural life problem, emphasizing the historical neglect of agriculture compared to urban development in English-speaking societies. Plunkett draws parallels between conditions in Ireland and the United States, suggesting that lessons learned in Irish agricultural reform could inform American practices. He argues for a coordinated approach to rural revitalization, underscoring the importance of community organization and cooperation among farmers to improve their economic and social circumstances. Through his observations and experiences, Plunkett sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the ways to foster a more balanced and prosperous rural life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Farm life Natural resources HT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: Sociology Category: History - American Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Sociology 202686 2025-06-11T09:10:46.526306 text/html 203366 2021-01-04T09:52:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 77352 2021-01-04T09:52:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 165607 2025-06-11T09:10:53.531754 application/epub+zip 163980 2025-06-11T09:10:49.851298 application/epub+zip 147740 2025-06-11T09:10:48.552258 application/epub+zip 345815 2025-06-11T09:10:56.441732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322406 2025-06-11T09:10:52.706744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292537 2022-09-12T13:50:43.349047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182297 2025-06-11T09:10:46.084320 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182116 2021-01-04T09:52:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66307 2021-01-04T09:52:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182112 2021-01-04T09:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66273 2021-01-04T09:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20856 2025-06-11T09:10:56.589775 application/rdf+xml 17812 2025-06-11T09:10:49.132307 image/jpeg 4293 2025-06-11T09:10:48.848269 image/jpeg 152616 2025-06-11T09:10:46.571304 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia