General stores had their heyday between 1820 and 1860, when income was rising and the population was growing. Like the Hope General...
Ammi Phillips, a masterful folk artist, was forgotten for decades until his work came to light in a Kent, Conn., antique show in 1924....
Thomas Robbins collected 4,000 books at a time when books were expensive and rare. An antiquarian, he became the first librarian of...