Five Acres Too Much: A Truthful Elucidation of the Attractions of the Country, and a Careful Consideration of the Question of Profit and Loss as Involved in Amateur Farming, with Much Valuable Advice and Instruction to Those about Purchasing Large Or Small Places in the Rural Districts. C By Robert B. Roosevelt ... |
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... THEY DESCRIBE ; IN THE SINCERE HOPE THAT THEY WILL NEVER WEARY OF COMPOSING BOOKS EQUALLY TRUTHFUL , TRUSTWORTHY , AND INTERESTING . THE AUTHOR . CONTENTS . INTRODUCTION . Apotheosis of the Country , especially 1 ...
... THEY DESCRIBE ; IN THE SINCERE HOPE THAT THEY WILL NEVER WEARY OF COMPOSING BOOKS EQUALLY TRUTHFUL , TRUSTWORTHY , AND INTERESTING . THE AUTHOR . CONTENTS . INTRODUCTION . Apotheosis of the Country , especially 1 ...
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... equally , of course , he knew an Irishman- by - the - by , what can be the reason that Irishmen are the only people that have cows to sell ? Is it be- cause they love cows , or hate them ? The whole world knows their " strong weakness ...
... equally , of course , he knew an Irishman- by - the - by , what can be the reason that Irishmen are the only people that have cows to sell ? Is it be- cause they love cows , or hate them ? The whole world knows their " strong weakness ...
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... equally valuable ad- vice , for which I was exceedingly grateful , and de- sire again publicly to thank my friends . While ruminating over these statements and my various different projects , I was struck with the ap- pearance of a neat ...
... equally valuable ad- vice , for which I was exceedingly grateful , and de- sire again publicly to thank my friends . While ruminating over these statements and my various different projects , I was struck with the ap- pearance of a neat ...
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... equally sane man ( meaning myself , of course ) into the country . It is true , much time had been wasted over specifications and esti- mates , especially by the man who ran away , and the spring was pretty well advanced ; but that ...
... equally sane man ( meaning myself , of course ) into the country . It is true , much time had been wasted over specifications and esti- mates , especially by the man who ran away , and the spring was pretty well advanced ; but that ...
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... equally of course , or she would not have been French - and somewhat undu- tiful , as the sequel will show . The mother , accord- ing to the ordinary Parisian habit , wished to make a good match for her daughter ; the latter , according ...
... equally of course , or she would not have been French - and somewhat undu- tiful , as the sequel will show . The mother , accord- ing to the ordinary Parisian habit , wished to make a good match for her daughter ; the latter , according ...
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Page i - Five Acres Too Much. A Truthful Elucidation of the Attractions of the Country, and a Careful Consideration of the Question of Profit and Loss as involved in Amateur Farming, with much Valuable Advice and Instruction to those about Purchasing Large or Small Places in the Rural Districts. By ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT, Author of "Game Fish of North America," "Superior Fishing," "Game Birds,