This early work by Charles Dudley Warner was originally published in 1877. It is a humorous memoir of the author's youth spent as a farm-boy in rural Massachusetts during the nineteenth century. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the history of American life. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.