A Long, Deep Furrow: Three Centuries of Farming in New EnglandA highly readable history and almost encyclopedic reference work, with information on every pertinent aspect of farming and country life. |
Contents
New Englands First Farmers | 3 |
Teachers and Pupils | 8 |
Massachusetts Bay | 18 |
Copyright | |
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