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Writer and historian James Boyce, after some discussion of the book's strengths and weaknesses, says that, although a "flawed attempt", the book's appeal is to "a community of folk who ... are eager to learn from and engage with First Nations peoples and their heritage"; Pascoe is a skilled storyteller, and Dark Emu is a significant cultural ...
The cover of the 1793 edition. The first Old Farmer's Almanac, then known as The Farmer's Almanac, was edited by Robert Bailey Thomas, the publication's founder. [6] There were many competing almanacs in the 18th century, but Thomas's book was a success. [6] In its second year, distribution tripled to 9,000. [3]
Robert Bailey Thomas (April 24, 1766 - May 19, 1846), also spelled Robert Bayley Thomas, was an American who created, and for a long time published, the Old Farmer's Almanac. Thomas was born in Grafton, Massachusetts, served for a time as a schoolteacher and then bookbinder and book seller. In 1792 he began his almanac which he continued to ...
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Jia's book was also very long, with over one hundred thousand written Chinese characters, and it quoted many other Chinese books that were written previously, but no longer survive. [89] The contents of Jia's 6th century book include sections on land preparation, seeding, cultivation, orchard management, forestry, and animal husbandry.
A 2019 survey found that globally, we think old age begins at 66. When asked to describe it, we usually use the term wise (35%), followed by frail (32%), lonely (30%), and respected (25%). People ...
Letters from an American Farmer is a series of letters written by French American writer J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, first published in 1782.The considerably longer title under which it was originally published is Letters from an American Farmer; Describing Certain Provincial Situations, Manners, and Customs not Generally Known; and Conveying Some Idea of the Late and Present Interior ...
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