Download or read book Uncle Henry written by Richard S. Kirkendall and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founder of Wallaces' Farmer, adviser to Theodore Roosevelt, and consultant to Iowa State College, Uncle Henry Wallace - perhaps more than any writer since Jefferson - spoke of rural society in terms of its significant role in the success of the American democratic vision. This book fills a gap in the history of Midwestern agriculture and the influence of the farm press.