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How to Make the Garden Pay

""Tuisco Greiner's 1890 text seeks to teach the average person, particularly one who has left the rural environment, that gardening is a pleasurable, healthy, and profitable experience.""

Neither is it a royal road to fortune, and I feel it my duty to dispel the cherished
delusions of people who wish to engage in market gardening as an easy and
sure way of making a comfortable living. Before me is a letter received some time
ago ...

Five Years in an English University

And first, in relation to Mathematics. There used to be, and probably is still, a
vague general impression at Yale, to the effect that the Mathematical course
there is a very difficult and thorough one — that, in fact, Mathematics constitute
one of the ...

A Narrative of the Campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah in 1861

I telegraphed you yesterday, if not strong enough to beat the enemy early next
week, make demonstrations so as to detain him in the valley of Winchester ; but if
he retreats in force towards Manassas, and it be hazardous to follow him, then
consider the route via Keyes' Ferry, Leesburg, &c. " WlNFIELD SOOTT. "general
B. Patterson." I did not consider myself " strong enough to beat the enemy," nor
did any officer with whom I consulted ; I determined, therefore, " to make
demonstrations ...

The Journals of Washington Irving

Best known for his short stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle, Washington Irving was a prolific essayist, biographer, and historian, as well as a member of the American diplomatic staff. The three volumes of his Journals provide detailed accounts of Irving's travels, experiences, and observations, creating an enlightening backdrop to both his literary and historical works. Noteworthy for his descriptions of his travels in Europe, of particular interest is Irving's perspective on 19th century American culture and politics, including his beloved New York, as well as his commentary on the treatment of Native Americans and their culture. vol. 2 of 3

Washington Irving, William Trent, George Hellman. witchcraft and sticking the
knife into her womb, killed her on the spot. One of her children was a boy of eight
years old. He said nothing, but treasured it up in his heart. About ten years ...