HOW TO GET A FARM, AND WHERE TO FIND ONE. Showing that Homesteads may be had by those desirous of securing them: with the Public Law on the subject of Free Homes, and suggestions from Practical Farmers; together with numerous successful experiences of others, who, though beginning with little or nothing, have become the owners of ample farms.; By the author of "Ten Acres Enough."
New York: James Miller, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. pp: 345, (8) ads. Bound in blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt lettering and device on spine; minor discoloration of binding, text block clean. 7.5" x 4.75" Builds on the 1862 Homestead Act, which granted settlers 160 acres of Federal land if they settled..... More