Pennsylvania Agriculture and Country Life 1640-1840
by Fletcher, Stevenson Whitcomb
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1971 2nd printing hardcover, 605 pp. with some b&w illustrations. During most of the two centuries prior to the Civil War, Pennsylvania led the other colonies and states in the quantity of food produced. This wide-ranging survey covers buildings and equipment, labor, soil, livestock, horticulture, transportation, allied industries (such as mills), and much more. Primary sources are used and quoted whenever possible. Other facets of rural life, including religious denominations such as the Quakers, Amish) and education, are also discussed. Book Condition: Good; no text marks; binding relaxed; some bumping/wear to spine ends and cover corners. No Dust Jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222957
- Title
- Pennsylvania Agriculture and Country Life 1640-1840
- Author
- Fletcher, Stevenson Whitcomb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg PA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Farming Homesteads Colonial America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pennsylvania History; Pennsylvania History / Amish and Mennonite; Farming & Rural Life;
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About the Seller
Adamstown Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
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