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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Los Angeles -- From Chicago to New Orleans -- Orange Is the New Black -- The Outskirts of the City -- The Yellowstone Chronicles -- Hitchhiking along the Border -- Four Letters from America -- Chocolate-Colored Washington -- Trans-America -- A Hat in Manhattan -- Miss Gulliver in America -- The Home(less) of the Free and the Brave -- Will Evangelicals Save Trump? -- Boulevard of Broken Dreams -- We Must Fight for Our Memory -- Among the Amish -- Las Vegas -- A Call to Young Writers on the Eve of the Trump Presidency -- Contributor Notes.

Intro -- RURAL AMERICA ASPECTS, OUTLOOKS AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME 2 -- RURAL AMERICA ASPECTS, OUTLOOKS AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME 2 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 STRENGTHENING RURAL COMMUNITIES: LESSONS FROM A GROWING FARM ECONOMY* -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- A Strong Agricultural Economy Is Critical to a Strong Rural Economy -- There Are Several Factors Driving Progress in the American Farm Economy -- Innovation -- Increasing Agricultural Exports -- Building a Clean Energy Economy -- Promoting New Diverse Industries -- Supporting Rural Communities -- U.S. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AMERICA -- Agricultural Economy Benefits Rural America -- Promoting Agricultural Research and Technological Innovation -- Innovations from Investments in Research and Development (R&D) -- Innovation Leads to Increasingly Efficient Farms -- America's Agricultural Export Boom Powers an Agricultural Revival -- Opening Global Markets to U.S. Agricultural Exports under the National Export Initiative -- New Markets at Home as well as Abroad -- Energy for Today's Transportation -- Investing in Tomorrow's Renewable Energy -- Organic Crops -- Other Specialty Crops -- Agritourism and Outdoor Recreation -- Biobased Economy -- Toward a Greater Harvest: The Future of American Agriculture -- Investing in Agricultural Research -- Doubling Exports Can Start with Agriculture -- Opportunities at Home -- America's Agricultural Revival: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 JOBS AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR RURAL AMERICA* -- LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES -- LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- SUPPORTING RURAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND FARMERS -- Creating Jobs and Economic Growth -- Promoting Innovation and Investment