{"product_id":"stories-from-the-old-squires-farm","title":"Stories from the Old Squire's Farm","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/title\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\n\t\t\t.cs95E872D0{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt}\n\t\t\t.csE547E71D{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}\n\t\t\t.cs5B08B4DD{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;}\n\t\t\t.cs9D249CCB{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}\n\t\t\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\u003cp class=\"cs95E872D0\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE547E71D\"\u003eWritten one hundred years ago, this collection of rich tales follows the lives of six young children living in rural Maine after the Civil War. \"Some of the very best stories of New England life and character that have ever been written.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs5B08B4DD\"\u003eHartford Daily Courant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"_dx_frag_EndFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs95E872D0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs5B08B4DD\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs95E872D0\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE547E71D\"\u003eAt the turn of the century, before the advent of movies and radio, the most widely read family magazine in America was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs5B08B4DD\"\u003eThe Youth's Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE547E71D\"\u003e, and C. A. Stephens was indisputably its most popular writer. Over a period of 55 years, he contributed more than 1,500 stories, but the stories that gained the most fervent readership were fictionalized versions of his recollections of growing up on a small farm in New England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs95E872D0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE547E71D\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs95E872D0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE547E71D\"\u003eAlthough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs5B08B4DD\"\u003eThe Youth's Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE547E71D\"\u003e ceased publication in 1929, people still write to the librarian in Norway, Maine, or stop by on their summer trips to inquire of the whereabouts of the Old Squire's farm and whatever happened to Addison and Theodora. Such is the enduring power these simple tales have for America's readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"_dx_frag_EndFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs95E872D0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs9D249CCB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"unimportant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52685467124008,"sku":"9781558539594","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/7112\/0168\/files\/Stories_from_the_Old_Squires_Farm_by_C_A_Stephens.jpg?v=1790042154","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplesbookstore.com\/products\/stories-from-the-old-squires-farm","provider":"Golden Apples Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}