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Charles Warner was an American essayist in the late 1800¿s. As a boy he lived in Charlemont, Massachusetts: the scene of the experiences pictured in his study of childhood, Being a Boy (1877). He traveled widely, lectured frequently, and was actively interested in prison reform, city park supervision, and other movements for the public good. This delightful story of a young boy growing up on a farm begins, ¿One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, though it needs some practice to be a good one. The disadvantage of the position is that it does not last long enough; it is soon over; just as you get used to being a boy, you have to be something else, with a good deal more work to do and not half so much fun. And yet every boy is anxious to be a man, and is very uneasy with the restrictions that are put upon him as a boy. Good fun as it is to yoke up the calves and play work, there is not a boy on a farm but would rather drive a yoke of oxen at real work. What a glorious feeling it is, indeed, when a boy is for the first time given the long whip and permitted to drive the oxen.¿
| ISBN-13 | 9781438531380 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1438531389 |
| List Price | $8.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 96 pages |
| Publisher | Book Jungle |
| Published On | 2009-01-01 |
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