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Title: If You're Going to Live in the Country
Note: Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "If You're Going to Live in the Country" by Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley is a practical guide written in the late 1930s. This book offers insights and advice aimed at urban dwellers contemplating a move to rural life, outlining the benefits and challenges associated with such a transition. The authors reflect on the allure of country living while providing realistic considerations for families looking to make the shift. The opening of the book sets a nostalgic tone as the authors share personal anecdotes about their experiences growing up in cities and dreaming of life in the country. They discuss the motivations for seeking a rural lifestyle, highlighting the appeal of space, tranquility, and a connection to nature. The narrative emphasizes how the pressures of city life can prompt individuals to seek out peaceful surroundings, and it introduces the various challenges city dwellers may face in adapting to country living, including practical issues related to property maintenance and community integration. Overall, the authors aim to prepare potential country residents for the realities they will encounter in their quest for a quieter, more fulfilling life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ormsbee, Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton), 1890-1969
Author: Ormsbee, Renee Richmond Huntley, 1887-
Illustrator: Lieberman, Frank
EBook No.: 17804
Published: Feb 20, 2006
Downloads: 81
Language: English
Subject: Buildings
Subject: Architecture, Domestic
Subject: Dwellings
LoCC: Fine Arts: Architecture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: If You're Going to Live in the Country
Note: Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Mark C. Orton, Diane Monico, and the Project
Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "If You're Going to Live in the Country" by Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley is a practical guide written in the late 1930s. This book offers insights and advice aimed at urban dwellers contemplating a move to rural life, outlining the benefits and challenges associated with such a transition. The authors reflect on the allure of country living while providing realistic considerations for families looking to make the shift. The opening of the book sets a nostalgic tone as the authors share personal anecdotes about their experiences growing up in cities and dreaming of life in the country. They discuss the motivations for seeking a rural lifestyle, highlighting the appeal of space, tranquility, and a connection to nature. The narrative emphasizes how the pressures of city life can prompt individuals to seek out peaceful surroundings, and it introduces the various challenges city dwellers may face in adapting to country living, including practical issues related to property maintenance and community integration. Overall, the authors aim to prepare potential country residents for the realities they will encounter in their quest for a quieter, more fulfilling life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ormsbee, Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton), 1890-1969
Author: Ormsbee, Renee Richmond Huntley, 1887-
Illustrator: Lieberman, Frank
EBook No.: 17804
Published: Feb 20, 2006
Downloads: 81
Language: English
Subject: Buildings
Subject: Architecture, Domestic
Subject: Dwellings
LoCC: Fine Arts: Architecture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.