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References/Further Reading:
Boston Globe - December 16th, 1884
Springfield Republican - August 12th, 1915
Life - January 13th, 1947
The Stammering Century - Gilbert Seldes, 1927
James G. Birney and His Times - William Birny, 1890
Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands - Clara Endicott Sears, 1876
St. Joseph News-Press - May 10th, 1981
The Age - December 14th, 1960
Boston Sunday Globe - November 2nd, 1890
Curious New England - Citro & Foulds, 2003