Project Gutenberg 2006-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 78 Ormsbee, Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton) 1890 1969 Ormsbee, Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee, Renee Richmond Huntley 1887 Lieberman, Frank If You're Going to Live in the Country Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) en Buildings Architecture, Domestic Dwellings NA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Art & Photography 388748 388707 2024-10-08T04:58:29.644030 2023-09-08T07:15:42.496046 text/html text/html 387747 2006-02-20T06:05:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1677761 2006-02-20T06:05:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1907478 2024-10-08T04:58:38.970057 application/epub+zip 1910453 2024-10-08T04:58:33.395154 application/epub+zip 221245 2024-10-08T04:58:31.887019 application/epub+zip 2148237 2024-10-08T04:58:43.238034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2104587 2024-10-08T04:58:37.892028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403374 2022-09-08T13:06:04.332191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348749 348622 2024-10-08T04:58:28.788115 2023-09-08T07:15:41.806014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 348677 2006-02-20T06:05:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132888 2006-02-20T06:05:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348666 2006-02-20T06:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132870 2006-02-20T06:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22013 2024-10-08T04:58:43.380947 application/rdf+xml 18667 2024-10-08T04:58:32.451080 image/jpeg 4286 2024-10-08T04:58:32.166039 image/jpeg 1760235 2024-10-08T04:58:29.753028 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog