"Back To The Soil - Or, From Tenement House To Farm Colony: A Circular Solution of an Angular Problem" by Bradley Gilman, published by Page & Company, Boston. First edition with mdcccci (1901) on the title page and copyright 1901.

Hard boards, original cloth with gold lettering on front board and spine [fading especially spine: see photos]; stamp of John Griff Edwards on front endpaper and Introduction page; 5.1/4" x 7.3/4"; 242 pages on high quality laid paper, some foxing, very good condition.

The chapters of this book include:

'The Problem Introduced', 'A Lesson from a Pie', 'Circle City on Paper', 'Circle City in Reality', 'From Hedges and By-Ways', 'Ab Urbe Condita', 'Education Secular and Religious', 'Rulers of the People', 'Finished Products and Others', ++

"This book aims at setting forth the hopeful possibilities of country life, in contrast with the forlorn and desperate actualities of crowded city life. It depicts in fictional form the concrete conditions under which country life should be undertaken, and it points out many of the resources and opportunities of the country."

"A wonderful book full of interesting information and helpful tips, this text will greatly appeal to those with an interest in rural relocation and is not to be missed."

Provenance:

From the library of John Griff Edwards (1870-1912), he belonged to the old established settler families in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the United Confederate Choirs of America (1907). After that she was elected the "Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Choirs." In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

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