“The Mistress of Stantons Farm” is novel by naturalist and nature writer Marcus Woodward. This charming tale offers the reader an authentic and informative insight into traditional rural life in England, interwoven with interesting facts and tips on how to better appreciate nature. Not to be missed by those with an the English countryside and nature in general. Contents include: “Here Comes Grandma!”, “Life at the Farm”, “Grandma goes to Church”, “Grandma Receives Company”, “Grandma, the Sorcerer”, “Grandma's Herb Garden”, “Rural Worthies”, “Grandma Holds her Court”, “The Good Things of Sussex”, “A Tale of Wash-Tub”, “Baking Day”, “The Household Gods”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on homesteading.

Enter a realm of ancient herbal wisdom with The Herb Grower's Grimoire, and discover the transformative power of the Earth's most enchanting plants. Journey back in time as you explore the magical virtues of thirty garden herbs in a collection of herbal legends, charms, recipes, and hands-on growing advice. This beautifully illustrated volume reveals the botanical magic of herbs and will allow you to deepen your connection with nature. Curated from vintage herbals and trusted writings, The Herb Grower's Grimoire transcends time by bringing centuries of herbal knowledge to your fingertips. Unearthing wisdom from the ancient writings of Pliny the Elder as well as the esteemed works of John Gerard and Nicholas Culpeper, this anthology provides insight into the rich history of herbalist practice. This unique book will enchant and inform, serving as both a practical guide and a doorway to the world of herbalism.

The inspiring story of an 18th-century New England slave who emancipated himself

Finalist for the 2004 Frederick Douglass Prize A century after the Pilgrims' landing, the ongoing interactions of conquered Indians, English settlers, and enslaved Africans in southern New England had produced a closely interwoven, though radically divided, colonial society. In Bodies Politic, John Wood Sweet argues that the coming together of these diverse peoples profoundly shaped the character of colonial New England, the meanings of the Revolution in the North and the making of American democracy. Grounded in a remarkable array of original sources—from censuses and newspapers todiaries, archival images, correspondence, and court records—this innovative and intellectually sweeping work excavates the dramatic confrontations and subtle negotiations by which Indians, Africans, and Anglo-Americans defined their respective places in early New England. Citizenship, as Sweet reveals, was defined in meeting houses as well as in court houses, in bedrooms as well as on battlefields, in medical experiments and cheap jokes as well as on the streets. The cultural conflicts and racial divisions of colonial society not only survived the Revolution but actually became more rigid and absolute in the early years of the Republic. Why did conversion to Christianity fail to establish cultural common ground? Why did the abolition of slavery fail to produce a more egalitarian society? How did people of color define their places within—or outside of—the new American nation? Bodies Politic reveals how the racial legacy of early New England shaped the emergence of the nineteenth-century North—and continues, even to this day, to shape all our lives.