Reclaiming the Commons a devoted wife and mother

a devoted wife and mother

but she can’t speak to a god who won’t stop the war

Copley’s brilliant portraits evoke patriotic fervor and rebellious optimism

Revealing for the first time the full sacrifice of the Oneidas in securing independence

It was the beginning of the end of the British invasion from Canada—until then a juggernaut that could not be stopped

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