I, AdamWhen Adam Crane finished school in 1850, he thought he had graduated to manhood. However, a series of adventures taught him that manhood has to be won. A school teacher, a girl, a small boy and a scheming farmer all played parts in helping him to find his right place in the world. |
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... wasn't usually so wasteful . Mrs. Crane raised her head and studied Adam for a moment . " I never meant that either of you boys should catch my fearfulness , " she said . " I wasn't afraid ! " Adam raised his voice . Why was it that ...
... wasn't usually so wasteful . Mrs. Crane raised her head and studied Adam for a moment . " I never meant that either of you boys should catch my fearfulness , " she said . " I wasn't afraid ! " Adam raised his voice . Why was it that ...
Page 98
... wasn't going to look for it yet . Right now he was going to walk around the farm . Al- though he knew well enough the way it looked on a piece of paper , he needed to get the lay of the land by feeling it under his own two feet . And ...
... wasn't going to look for it yet . Right now he was going to walk around the farm . Al- though he knew well enough the way it looked on a piece of paper , he needed to get the lay of the land by feeling it under his own two feet . And ...
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... wasn't enough nor was it reliable . The corn was up now and would have to be hoed , the vegetable garden weeded and ... wasn't that way at all . You didn't really own a farm ; the farm owned you . It was raining , a good day to go ...
... wasn't enough nor was it reliable . The corn was up now and would have to be hoed , the vegetable garden weeded and ... wasn't that way at all . You didn't really own a farm ; the farm owned you . It was raining , a good day to go ...
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