On February 13, 1891, Hattie Weaver and Francis Maryville Wood gave birth to their son Grant DeVolson Wood on a little farm outside of Anamosa, Iowa. ... The oldest, Frank who was four years older, Jack who was two years younger, and their only sister Nancy who was 8 years younger than Wood, all lived on a farm near Anamosa. ... Without the help of their father on the farm, his mother moved the family to Cedar Rapids. ... After a summer of the position, Grant left and returned home to Cedar Rapids where he farmed in the summer of 1911. ... While his family and friends looked down on him for ma...

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On February 13, 1891, Hattie Weaver and Francis Maryville Wood gave birth to their son Grant DeVolson Wood on a little farm outside of Anamosa, Iowa. ... The oldest, Frank who was four years older, Jack who was two years younger, and their only sister Nancy who was 8 years younger than Wood, all lived on a farm near Anamosa. ... Without the help of their father on the farm, his mother moved the family to Cedar Rapids. ... After a summer of the position, Grant left and returned home to Cedar Rapids where he farmed in the summer of 1911. ... While his family and friends looked down on him for ma...

• Word Count: 1789
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• Grade Level: High School

Most Americans may know Al Gore for his leadership in Congress and as Vice President, but it is the families and values of Tennessee that have most shaped his life and career. It was on his parents" family farm in Carthage that he first learned the importance of caring for the environment. ... He and Tipper started their family and purchased their own farm in Carthage in 1973. ... It was his determination to serve the families of Tennessee that first led him to run for Congress in 1976 and throughout his sixteen years in Congress, he worked hard to address their cares and concerns. ...

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David's dad was a farmer, and for his wedding gift he gave them a 160-acre farm and 2,000 dollars. Both of them hated the farm and sold it to invest in a small general store, which failed and they went broke. David left to go to Texas in order to get the family back on its feet. As soon as they could David and the rest of the family moved there. ... The family raised most all of their own food. ...

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He was born in a family owned farm in Texas, in 1908 (Encarta 2001, "Johnson, Lyndon Baines".) ... Because his family farm was not particularly prosperous, Johnson engaged in odd jobs such as picking fruit, washing cars, and other sorts of manual labor (Goodwin, Doris 24.) Suffering from financial struggles, his family was forced to move into the city, where Johnson discovered his colorful nature and passion for politics (Encarta 2001, "Johnson, Lyndon Baines".) ...

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They gave it to him with the understanding that he would bring into Texas three hundred American families who would become Roman Catholic and properly Mexicanized. ... Brook Farm in Massachusetts was started in 1841. ... Although a number of small manufacturing enterprises existed in America, the value of the output of factories did not exceed that of farms until well past the middle of the nineteenth century. ... Many families stopped raising all of their own food, and spinning their own wool. ...

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. $25 of it had to be sent home to family. ... The new deal did achieve a significant amount, but there were some areas that did not achieve what Roosevelt had hoped they would, such as the Farmers Relief Act, which I explained earlier, was partly successful, but also with that many farm labourers lost their jobs. ...

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