Chapters (20)
- BEING A BOY
- I. BEING A BOY
- II. THE BOY AS A FARMER
- III. THE DELIGHTS OF FARMING
- IV. NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY
- V. THE BOY'S SUNDAY
- VI. THE GRINDSTONE OF LIFE
- VII. FICTION AND SENTIMENT
- VIII. THE COMING OF THANKSGIVING
- IX. THE SEASON OF PUMPKIN-PIE
- X. FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD
- XI. HOME INVENTIONS
- XII. THE LONELY FARMHOUSE
- XIII. JOHN'S FIRST PARTY
- XIV. THE SUGAR CAMP
- XV. THE HEART OF NEW ENGLAND
- XVI. JOHN'S REVIVAL.
- XVII. WAR
- XVIII. COUNTRY SCENES
- XIX. A CONTRAST TO THE NEW ENGLAND BOY
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