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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.

Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941 (Author).

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.
New England > Social life and customs.
Thomas, Robert Bailey, 1766-1846.
Manners and customs.
New England.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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260 . ‡aWilliamstown, Mass. : ‡bCorner House, ‡c[1974, �1904]
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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.
60010. ‡aThomas, Robert Bailey, ‡d1766-1846.
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651 7. ‡aNew England. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01241913
77608. ‡iOnline version: ‡aKittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941. ‡tOld farmer and his almanack. ‡dWilliamstown, Mass. : Corner House, [1974, �1904] ‡w(OCoLC)691183233
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