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Posted on June 26, 2014 by Justin Durand

How many people heard growing up that “rain follows the plow”?

How many people heard growing up that “rain follows the plow”? “It was those standing to profit from a prosperous West—the real estate speculators, the railroads, and the politicians—who propagated the tale”.

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