House Plants. A Book of Practical Information Regarding the Culture of House and Greenhouse Plants by LaMance, Lora S - 1893

Self-published, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Signed. [Signed by the noted Suffragist and Temperance activist, Lora S. LaMance, below her portrait.] From the library of the Mayflower Society. Bound in burgundy cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. Shelf wear. Edges rubbed. 278 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, coats of arms, facsimiles, music, portraits, 26 cm. Families chronicled include: Alderson, Baker, Bowman, Bierly, Brittain, Caldwell, Campbell, Charleton, Craighead, Erwin, Fowler, Fox, Greene, Hampshire, Harmon, Kuder, LaMance, Lutz, Lytle, McLane, Miller, Minnich, Newton, Nichols, Noble, Parsley, Ruckle, Schmoyer, Shaffer, Tuck, Wallace, Watkins, Wilson, Yonce, and Zarfess. <br> Lora LaMance (1857-1939) was an active campaigner against the use of alcohol. She became the local and county president of the WCTU, in what she said was the 'second wettest county in the state'. She also worked for women's… Read More