Publisher's Synopsis
This text contains the autobiography of Wilmer Atkinson. A wonderful story that embodies the optimistic spirit, ambition and high ideals that actuated the life and work of this great man, this book will be of much value to those with an interest in Wilmer Atkinson and is not to be missed by discerning collectors. The chapters of this book include: 'Background of English Quakerism', 'History of Two Little Boys Whose Parents Died at Sea in 1699', 'The Atkinson Chair', 'My Mother's Family', 'A Courtship and Wedding of Long Ago', 'Childhood on the Warwick Farm', 'Boyhood on the Upper Dublin Farm', 'School Days', 'Buying a Weekly Paper and Civil War Memories', and more. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly expensive and hard to find, and it is with this in mind that we are proud to republish this text here. 'Wilmer Atkinson - Founder Of The Farm Journal - An Autobiography' was originally published in 1920.
