Lawnfield: "A new sweet tie"

Authors

• John Shaw

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Abstract

John Shaw discusses James A. Garfield’s connection to farming in Northern, Ohio and uses Garfield’s experiences to draw comparisons between the idealized views of rural life in the mid-19th century and those described by Garfield himself. Conference paper; originally published in Western Reserve Studies Symposium (14th: 1999: Cleveland, Ohio)

Keywords

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881, Farm life--Ohio--History--19th century, James A. Garfield Home (Mentor, Ohio)

Publication Title

Western Reserve Studies Symposium

Volume

14

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Shaw, John, "Lawnfield: "A new sweet tie"" (1999). Western Reserve Studies Symposium. 125.
https://commons.case.edu/wrs-symposium/125