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The old farmer and his almanack : being some observations on life and manners in New England a hundred years ago, suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr. Robert B. Thomas's Farmer's Almanack together with extracts curious, instructive, and entertaining, as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter / by George Lyman Kittredge.
Summary:
Being some observations on life and manners in Vew England a hundred years ago, suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr. Robert. B. Thomas's Farmer's almanack, together with extracts curious, instructive, and entertaining, as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter.
Record details
- Physical Description: xiv, 403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Williamstown, Mass. : Corner House, [1974, �1904]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The man and his book -- The old farmer and his correspondents -- Astrology -- The man of the signs -- Artistic embellishment -- Murder will out -- Wit and wisdom of the farmer's calendar -- Lawyers and quacks -- The toad and the spider -- Sugar and salt -- The flying stationer -- Fire! -- "Drowned! Drowned!" -- Huskings and other amusements -- Small economies -- Indian summer and the comet -- Army and Navy -- The schoolmaster -- Titles of honor -- Munchausen -- The great moon hoax -- Entertainment for man and beast -- On the road -- Have an eye to the moon! -- What to read -- Barberries and wheat -- Indian talk -- More Indian talk.
- Original Version Note:
- Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1904.
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- Thomas, Robert Bailey, 1766-1846.
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Manners and customs.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 5 .K58 1904 | 230640 | Stacks | Available | - |
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| 001 | 41210 | ||
| 003 | NWIC | ||
| 005 | 20171219233131.0 | ||
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aKittredge, George Lyman, ‡d1860-1941. |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe old farmer and his almanack : ‡bbeing some observations on life and manners in New England a hundred years ago, suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr. Robert B. Thomas's Farmer's Almanack together with extracts curious, instructive, and entertaining, as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter / ‡cby George Lyman Kittredge. |
| 260 | . | ‡aWilliamstown, Mass. : ‡bCorner House, ‡c[1974, �1904] | |
| 300 | . | ‡axiv, 403 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c22 cm. | |
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| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 490 | 1 | . | ‡aSocial science reprints |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | . | ‡aThe man and his book -- The old farmer and his correspondents -- Astrology -- The man of the signs -- Artistic embellishment -- Murder will out -- Wit and wisdom of the farmer's calendar -- Lawyers and quacks -- The toad and the spider -- Sugar and salt -- The flying stationer -- Fire! -- "Drowned! Drowned!" -- Huskings and other amusements -- Small economies -- Indian summer and the comet -- Army and Navy -- The schoolmaster -- Titles of honor -- Munchausen -- The great moon hoax -- Entertainment for man and beast -- On the road -- Have an eye to the moon! -- What to read -- Barberries and wheat -- Indian talk -- More Indian talk. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aBeing some observations on life and manners in Vew England a hundred years ago, suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr. Robert. B. Thomas's Farmer's almanack, together with extracts curious, instructive, and entertaining, as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter. | |
| 534 | . | ‡pReprint. Originally published: ‡cCambridge : Harvard University Press, 1904. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aThomas, Robert Bailey, ‡d1766-1846. |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aNew England ‡xSocial life and customs. | |
| 600 | 1 | 7. | ‡aThomas, Robert Bailey, ‡d1766-1846. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00099626 |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aManners and customs. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01007815 | |
| 651 | 7. | ‡aNew England. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01241913 | |
| 776 | 0 | 8. | ‡iOnline version: ‡aKittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941. ‡tOld farmer and his almanack. ‡dWilliamstown, Mass. : Corner House, [1974, �1904] ‡w(OCoLC)691183233 |
| 830 | 0. | ‡aSocial science reprints. | |
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| 948 | . | ‡hHELD BY WANIC - 132 OTHER HOLDINGS | |
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