Grandmother Brown's hundred years, 1827-1927

by Harriet Connor Brown

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emmelisa 36 reviews

A charming account of a life in rural and small-town America for the greater part of the 19th century, Grandmother Brown's Hundred Years is of interest not only to students of general social history, but to those who wish to research changing American attitudes towards aging and the elderly.

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