Dona Brown: Brown, D: Hill Farms, Fester Einband

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"There is a stubborn myth that has persisted for almost two centuries: the narrative of the abandoned farm in the rural American northeast. In Hill Farms, historian Dona Brown challenges this notion of rural decline with a focus on Jamaica, Vermont, a small town in the hills west of Brattleboro. Through this town's history, she reveals a more complex economic and environmental narrative, a story of the continued use of traditional agricultural methods despite the growing power of modernization and demands for increased efficiencies"-- Provided by publisher.