"The Tall Men", 57 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
57
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
"So they didn't raise any more cotton; they had
Page Event Ends:
57
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Thursday, March 21, 1935 to Wednesday, November 20, 1940
Notes:
I used the current frame of the story for the end date because the cotton subsidies would have still been in effect in some form even after the Agricultural Adjustment Act was declared unconstitutional in 1936.
Summary:
Mr. Gombault tells Mr. Pearson how the McCallum family refuses to accept the subsidy for growing pasture crops "even if they never had no not cotton to be paid for" (57).
Chronological Order:
10.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Government, cotton, pride
Cultural Issues:
Themes and Motifs:
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