Letters of a Ticonderoga Farmer : Selections from the Correspondence of William H. Cook and His Wife with Their Son, Joseph Cook, 1851-1885 /

William H. Cook, of the village of Ticonderoga, exemplified the strong, high-minded farmer of the nineteenth century. Devoted to his only son, Joseph, William's one consuming desire was to see that this boy should have an education with the best. Although it meant years of financial sacrifices...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bascom, Frederick G. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA).
Literary Studies.
Civil War.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER I. As the Twig Is Bent
  • CHAPTER II. Andover in the Fifties
  • CHAPTER III. Yale in the Fifties
  • CHAPTER IV. War Times
  • CHAPTER V. Adirondack Murray
  • CHAPTER VI. On the Downward Slope
  • CHAPTER VII. The Monday Lecturer
  • CHAPTER VIII. The Rising and the Setting Sun

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