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Farms
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With daylight (it was exactly a week since he last dressed for the office) he found himself passing through farmland over which a light snow had fallen ahead of him, softening, smoothing some of the rudeness, but not enough to hide the truth that nothing was planted.
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― Wall to Wall
― Wall to Wall
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I see a time when the farmer will not need to live in a cabin on a lonely farm. I see the farmers coming together in groups. I see them with the time to read, and time to visit with their fellows. I see them enjoying lectures in beautiful halls, erected in every village. I see them gather like Saxons of old upon the green at evening to sing and dance. I see cities rising near them with schools, and churches, and concert halls and theaters. I see a day when the farmer will no longer be a drudge a
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― A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
― A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
Cowboys, gamblers, prostitutes, and governors, they all existed during these times. The West…more
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