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One Man's Meat
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Too personal for an almanac, too sophisticated for a domestic history, and too funny and self-doubting for a literary journal, One Man's Meat can best be described as a primer of a countryman's lessons—a timeless recounting of experience that will never go out of style.
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In print for fifty-five years, One Man's Meat continues to delight readers with E.B. White's witty, succinct observations on daily life at a Maine saltwater farm.
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Too personal for an almanac, too sophisticated for a domestic history, and too funny and self-doubting for a literary journal, One Man's Meat can best be described as a primer of a countryman's lessons—a timeless recounting of experience that will never go out of style.
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ISBN: 9781684751150
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 December 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Down East Books,U.S.
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 449g
Pages: 296
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