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Emily Pawley

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Reading the Man of Signs, or, Farming in the Moon

What did the signs and the phases of the moon mean to moon farmers in the 1840s?

by Emily Pawley via Commonplace on July 1, 2014

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Thomas Jefferson against a backdrop of his weather observations.

Discover Why Thomas Jefferson Meticulously Monitored the Weather Wherever He Went

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans’ daily lives as farmers and enslavers.

by Sara Georgini via Smithsonian on January 3, 2025

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