Lawrie Todd : : or The Settlers in the Woods / / John Galt; ed. by Regina Hewitt.
A former revolutionary Scotsman achieves prosperity in New York through hard work and social networkingScholarly edition that distinguishes the 1832 text from the 1830 texts and presents it with a glossary of Scottish terms and historical notesIntroduction that examines Galt's techniques for co...
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