Sketches From Concord and Appledore. Concord Thirty Years ago; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Louisa M. Alcott; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Matthew Arnold; David A. Wasson; Wendell Phillips; Appledore and its

This book is a delightful collection of sketches and essays on the people and places of Concord and Appledore in the late 1800s. With colorful anecdotes and insightful commentary, Stearns provides a unique perspective on some of the most important literati of his time. A must-read for anyone interested in the intellectual and cultural history of New England.

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