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Oldtown Folks

1870's rural Massachusetts communities became famous as “Oldtown” in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 7th novel and national bestseller. Based partially on her husband Rev. Calvin Stowe's childhood memories and other old timers' recollections, this story of growing up in rural New England just after the American Revolution is one of the earliest examples of local color writing in New England. Young Horace Holyoke, the novel's narrator, describes life during the early Federalist years, capturing its many rich ideas, customs, and family lore. Villagers wrestle with loyalties to the fledgling government, and with the new secular rationalism provoked by the young nation’s Founders. Clashes between Puritanism, Calvinism, and Arminianism abound. This book helped with the depreciation of Calvinism in that time. Summary by Michele Fry

Year of Publication: 1869Genres: Culture & Heritage Fiction , Historical Fiction

Running Time: 22 hours 46 minutes 13 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Michele Fry	3:49
2	Ch.1 Old Town And The Minister Lynne T	22:20
3	Ch.2 My Father Denise Nordell	12:40
4	Ch.3 My Grandmother Denise Nordell	17:46
5	Ch.4 The Village Do-Nothing Michele Fry	25:22
6	Ch.5 The Old Meeting-House Michele Fry	52:49
7	Ch.6 Fire-Light Talk In My Grandmother's Kitchen Michele Fry	54:21
8	Ch.7 Old Crab Smith Michele Fry	27:28
9	Ch.8 Miss Asphyxia Michele Fry	26:48
10	Ch.9 Harry's First Day's Work Denise Nordell	10:36
11	Ch.10 Miss Asphyxia's System Denise Nordell	24:22
12	Ch.11 The Crisis Colman Shew	15:45
13	Ch.12 The Lion's Mouth Shut Michele Fry	15:16
14	Ch.13 The Empty Bird's-Nest Crystal Rogers	9:00
15	Ch.14 The Day In Fairy-Land Michele Fry	28:22
16	Ch.15 The Old Manor-House Michele Fry	21:56
17	Ch.16 Sam Lawson's Discoveries Michele Fry	21:58
18	Ch.17 The Visit To The Haunted House Michele Fry	43:29
19	Ch.18 Tina's Adoption Michele Fry	31:14
20	Ch.19 Miss Mehitable's Letter, and the Reply, Giving Further Hints of the Story Michele Fry	52:30
21	Ch.20 Miss Asphyxia Goes In Pursuit, and my Grandmother Gives Her Views on Education Michele Fry	32:00
22	Ch.21 What is to be Done with the Boy? Michele Fry	27:34
23	Ch.22 Daily Living In Old Town Colman Shew	34:36
24	Ch.23 We Take a Step Up In The World Michele Fry	35:07
25	Ch.24 We Behold Grandeur Michele Fry	32:43
26	Ch.25 Easter Sunday Michele Fry	45:31
27	Ch.26 What "Our Folks" Said At Oldtown Michele Fry	25:00
28	Ch.27 How We Kept Thanksgiving At Oldtown Denise Nordell	35:01
29	Ch.28 The Raid On Oldtown, And Uncle Fliakim's Bravery Michele Fry	29:58
30	Ch.29 My Grandmother's Blue Book Michele Fry	55:00
31	Ch.30 We Begin To Be Grown-Up People Michele Fry	30:59
32	Ch.31 What Shall We Do With Tina? Michele Fry	18:55
33	Ch.32 The Journey To Cloudland Gnomesb	15:39
34	Ch.33 School-Life in Cloudland Michele Fry	47:32
35	Ch.34 Our Minister in Cloudland Michele Fry	36:11
36	Ch.35 The Revival Of Religion Colman Shew	27:58
37	Ch.36 After The Revival Michele Fry	24:28
38	Ch.37 The Minister's Wood-Spell Michele Fry	20:58
39	Ch.38 Ellery Davenport Gnomesb	26:32
40	Ch.39 Last Days In Cloudland Michele Fry	21:28
41	Ch.40 We Enter College Michele Fry	23:50
42	Ch.41 Night Talks Crystal Rogers	11:46
43	Ch.42 Spring Vacation At Oldtown Gnomesb	25:59
44	Ch.43 What Our Folks Thought About It Michele Fry	28:01
45	Ch.44 Marriage Preparations Kathrine Engan	22:27
46	Ch.45 Wedding Bells Michele Fry	25:28
47	Ch.46 Wedding After-Talks At Oldtown Michele Fry	13:00
48	Ch.47 Behind The Curtain Kathrine Engan	17:40
49	Ch.48 Tina's Solution Michele Fry	16:51
50	Ch.49 What Came Of It Michele Fry	23:19
51	Ch.50 The Last Chapter Michele Fry	16:51