Project Gutenberg 2010-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 78 Fiske, George Walter 1872 1945 12024693 The Challenge of the Country: A Study of Country Life Opportunity Reading ease score: 58.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Tom Roch 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 and by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Challenge of the Country: A Study of Country Life Opportunity" by George Walter Fiske is a socio-reformative publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the issues and opportunities present in rural America, particularly highlighting the necessity of trained leadership and a revival of interest in country life among the youth, especially college men and women. The overarching theme addresses the challenges faced by rural communities in the wake of urbanization and emphasizes the importance of investing in rural leadership for the benefit of society. At the start of the book, the author presents a compelling argument regarding the disillusionment of rural youth and their constant attraction towards urban life. He reflects on a 1912 gathering of influential city leaders, revealing that most had rural roots and had benefited from their upbringing. This observation sets the stage for discussing the critical rural issues of depopulation, isolation, and the need for effective social structures to empower country living. By outlining the statistics of rural vs. urban population trends and the cultural implications, Fiske calls for a renewed faith in working and living in the countryside, advocating for the critical role that rural communities play in sustaining national stability and character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32749/32749-h/images/frontis.jpg en Sociology, Rural HT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 529407 529322 2024-10-14T04:35:07.417418 2023-09-14T09:23:31.017917 text/html text/html 528191 2021-01-06T17:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1280693 2021-01-06T17:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1359974 2024-10-14T04:35:21.116389 application/epub+zip 1364890 2024-10-14T04:35:12.380418 application/epub+zip 257067 2024-10-14T04:35:10.384501 application/epub+zip 1683546 2024-10-14T04:35:27.002346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1638476 2024-10-14T04:35:19.163410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430974 2022-09-15T06:10:34.912353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445933 445659 2024-10-14T04:35:05.813463 2023-09-14T09:23:29.665937 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 445700 2021-01-06T17:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162705 2021-01-06T17:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445691 2021-01-06T17:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162680 2021-01-06T17:40:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21368 2024-10-14T04:35:27.155343 application/rdf+xml 22859 2024-10-14T04:35:10.991414 image/jpeg 4395 2024-10-14T04:35:10.687415 image/jpeg 1444521 2024-10-14T04:35:07.505417 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog