This part of the chapter revolves around limits of prosperity, farmers’ plight and the image of the business. Through these sections, Foner explains the issues facing this era through which fruits production has increased but unfortunately they were unequally distributed amongst which caused 40% of the population to remain in the poverty level. On the contrary, 5% of the wealthiest families their income 60% of those bottom categories. The revenge took place in WW1 where farmers lived in the golden age farm prices has increased which lead to increase in farmers income and promoted them to purchase more lands. This didn’t last for a long time, banks foreclosed tens of thousands of farms whose owners weren’t able to meet mortgage payments. The
