David B. Danbom, the author of Our Purpose is to Serve, has gained a national reputation as an agricultural and social historian since he joined the History Department of North Dakota State University in 1974. A native of Denver, Colorado, Danbom earned his bachelor's degree at Colorado State University and his Ph.D. at Stanford University. He is the author of two other books—The Resisted Revolution: Urban America and the Industrialization of Agriculture, 1900-1930, and "The World of Hope": Progressives and the Struggle for an Ethical Public Life. Both have received excellent reviews. Danbom has also published many articles which have appeared in national and regional journals. His fellow agricultural historians demonstrated their admiration for Danbom by selecting him to be president of the Agricultural History Society during 1990-91. He also serves as executive secretary of the Red River Valley Heritage Society. In addition to his achievements in research, Danbom is an outstanding teacher who is highly esteemed by his students for his stimulating and humorous lectures. He is already at work on his next major research project, a history of rural society in America.
ISBN: 0-91042-38-5
Page count: 244
Picture Count: 82
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Hardcover
Publication Year: 1990
