Lessons of Thrift from a Civil War Era Farmer

Edmund Morris’ book Ten Acres Enough: The Classic 1864 Guide to Independent Farming presents a unique view into the life of an ordinary man, who like many today, dreamt of moving to the country as a small time farmer. Morris describes how he in his mid 40s purchased just ten acres in rural New JerseyContinue reading “Lessons of Thrift from a Civil War Era Farmer”