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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... five acres . Teachers generally say , on receiving a new pupil from another master , that there is more trouble to unlearn than to learn ; here there was nothing to be undone - everything was to be done INTRODUCTION . xiii.
... five acres . Teachers generally say , on receiving a new pupil from another master , that there is more trouble to unlearn than to learn ; here there was nothing to be undone - everything was to be done INTRODUCTION . xiii.
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... trouble , and , rushing away with railroad speed into the country , to enjoy the delicious air and cool breeze , to sit beneath the outspreading trees , to wan- der through the woods , to bathe in the brook , to doze or smoke in the ...
... trouble , and , rushing away with railroad speed into the country , to enjoy the delicious air and cool breeze , to sit beneath the outspreading trees , to wan- der through the woods , to bathe in the brook , to doze or smoke in the ...
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... trouble , and a vain attempt to buy a few pounds of it , I had obtained a bag - was to be mixed with a certain proportion of meal ; and how often daily this mess , which is prob- ably English for mash , covered with warm water , was to ...
... trouble , and a vain attempt to buy a few pounds of it , I had obtained a bag - was to be mixed with a certain proportion of meal ; and how often daily this mess , which is prob- ably English for mash , covered with warm water , was to ...
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... troubles culminated , and hearing of a spot where the inhabitants had each a house to sell , and wanting the article myself , without more ado I ordered one to be delivered at Flushing . It was not necessary to see the new domicile ; it ...
... troubles culminated , and hearing of a spot where the inhabitants had each a house to sell , and wanting the article myself , without more ado I ordered one to be delivered at Flushing . It was not necessary to see the new domicile ; it ...
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... trouble in straight- ening out . Every time a maid went to the well I speculated as to which of these modes she would fol- low , and feared that the case of the broken pitcher would be illustrated . This state of things lasted some time ...
... trouble in straight- ening out . Every time a maid went to the well I speculated as to which of these modes she would fol- low , and feared that the case of the broken pitcher would be illustrated . This state of things lasted some time ...
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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,