Reclaiming the Commons a devoted wife and mother

a devoted wife and mother

In a remarkable Vermont pioneer generation that included such noteworthy leaders as Ethan Allen

pioneering businessmen William Bingham

Few men contributed as much to the American victory in the Revolutionary War—but have been as little recognized—as a New Hampshire farmer and lumberman by the name of John Stark

In this first new edition since 1810

Reclaiming the Commons a devoted wife and motherThis book is a lively account of a community working to combat suburban sprawl, to protect a large part of the landscape as common land, and to enjoy the land productively in an ecologically sustainable way. Based on the practical experience of one New England town, the book urges suburban environmentalists to go beyond preserving open space to actively engaging people with the places where they live. Brian Donahue, an environmental historian, in 1980