Second Hoeing

Second Hoeing

by Hope Williams Sykes
University of Nebraska Press
Lincoln, Nebraska
1982
Paperback

Timothy J. Kloberdanz’s introduction to the reprint of this once-controversial book enables us to understand better the problems and stress faced by the German-Russian beet workers early in this century. Includes commentary on the social customs, religious faith, work ethics, and harsh life of the German-Russian sugar beet worker.