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Page 66
Soon after , further settlements were made on that road , and Andrew , instead of being the last man towards the wilderness , found himself in a few years in the middle of a numerous society . He helped others as generously as others ...
Soon after , further settlements were made on that road , and Andrew , instead of being the last man towards the wilderness , found himself in a few years in the middle of a numerous society . He helped others as generously as others ...
Page 87
The ox is not as well adapted as the horse to the road service , especially for long trips . In common roads , which are often soft , and sometimes suddenly become so , the form of his foot and the shortness of his leg are disadvantages ...
The ox is not as well adapted as the horse to the road service , especially for long trips . In common roads , which are often soft , and sometimes suddenly become so , the form of his foot and the shortness of his leg are disadvantages ...
Page 326
How quiet it seems after the threshing machine vanishes behind the bend in the road . The place seems empty , like after a funeral . You wish they would come back , the threshing crew , with their swearing and laughter and quarreling .
How quiet it seems after the threshing machine vanishes behind the bend in the road . The place seems empty , like after a funeral . You wish they would come back , the threshing crew , with their swearing and laughter and quarreling .
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Contents
Christopher Columbus Turns in a Crop | 3 |
Much More Corne was Planted | 9 |
PERLEY POORE How the Pig Helped to Make Massa | 16 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Harvest: An Anthology of Farm Writing |
| Editor | Wheeler McMillen |
| Publisher | Appleton-Century, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 424 pages |
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