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Copyright ©2008 University ofPennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Exceptfor briefquotations usedfor purposes ofreview or scholarly citation, none ofthis book may be reproduced in anyform by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University ofPennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Printed in the United States ofAmerica on acid-free paper 10987654321 Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Opal,J.M. Beyond the farm : national ambitions in rural New England I J. M. Opal. p. em.- (Early American studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-0-8122-2156-5 1. New England-History-1775-1865. 2. New England-Social conditions18th century. 3. New England-Rural conditions-18th century. 4· Rural populationNew England-18th century. 5. Ambition-Social aspects-New EnglandHistory -18th century. 6. Ambition-Social aspects-United States-History18th century. 7· National characteristics, American-18th century. I. Title. F8.063 2008 9741 .03-dc22 2007038308 ...

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