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From the Tow-Path to the White House; The Early Life and Public Career of James A. Garfield the Spicy Record of a Wonderful Career Including Also a Sketch of the Life of Hon. Chester A. Arthur

From the Tow-Path to the White House; The Early Life and Public Career of James A. Garfield the Spicy Record of a Wonderful Career Including Also a Sketch of the Life of Hon. Chester A. Arthur


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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. THE HOME IN EARLY DAYS. ELIZA GARFIELD had but a sunless prospect before her the morning after her husband was buried. A small farm in- cumbered with debt, a dense forest only partially broken by clearings, a scattered population almost as poor as herself, made up her immediate environment Putting aside the mistaken but kindly- meant advice of friends, she said the house should not be broken up, the children should not be scattered. Advisers yielded to her will, and she had her way. She took up the mantle of head of the family, and with that brevet rank which widowhood never fails to confer upon deserving women, she made herself thoroughly respected by her sterling force of character and high resolve to dare and do for the weal of her children. Though small of stature, and thirty years of age, she had the ability and energy of a larger nd older woman. The farm was to be kept up, the home continued as it had been since 1830, the four saplings cared for until they were ready to be transplanted. Then, and not till then, would she give up the farm. This was a resolve that boded a harvest in itsfruition. For there was nothing strikingly beautiful in the country where she dwelt, there was nothing remarkably attractive. The soil was not noticeably excellent. There were a thousand farms that surpassed it, and she had nothing to work with but energy and willingness. She rose early and retired late. Her work never sought her, she sought it. The homestead assumed a more homelike appearance each year, as new comforts were added by the thrifty woman who managed it. The young orchard which Abram Garfield had planted grew amazingly, and the trees fulfilled the promise of their planting. Cherries, apples and plums, and later currants, proved quite an addition to the frugal ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217839945
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 124
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217839940
  • Publisher Date: 03 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 236 gr


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