History of Addison county Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 102

Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925. 1n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., D. Mason & co.
Number of Pages: 988

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Norton, Charles H., Addison, was born in Addison county, Vt., on September 14, 1845. His parents were Hiram and Electa (Daniels) Norton. Hiram Norton was born in Addison in 1812, and was a son of Abel Norton, who was an early settler in Addison county, Vt. Hiram had a family of eight children, seven of whom are now living. He now owns 300 acres of land, and has been a successful man in life. He now resides on the place on which Abel Norton first set- tled. Charles H. Norton was educated in the common schools at Addison and attended a select school also for one term. He was brought up to farming and remained at his home until he had reached the age of twenty-eight years. He was married on June 25, 1873, to Louisa Hitchcock, of Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y., and in the spring of 1874 he settled on the Bartlett place, where he has since resided, and now occupies the residence which was built by Ichabod Bartlett. He has a family of two daughters : Bertha I. was born on April 24, 1875, and Hattie S. was born on September 4, 1878. Mr. Norton is the mail carrier between Bridport and town line.

Norton Charles W., Bristol, was born in Bristol, Vt., January 17, 1844. His parents were Wolcott and Mehitable (Thompson) Norton, who settled in Bristol, Vt., at a very early day. They had a family of four children born to them -- Anson, Charles W., Lucy (now Mrs. A. F. Peet), and Cynthia (now Mrs. Daniel P. Peet). The son Anson is now dead. Charles W. mar- ried Delia P. Bushnell, a daughter of Ira Bushnell, of Starksboro, Vt. They have had a family of eight children born to them - Anson M. (now a student at Dartmouth College), Edgar C., Ruth I., Mandan I., Ella M., Grace P., Ira, and Ruben. The homestead farm consists of 400 acres of land. Mr. Norton has been justice of the peace, selectman, and held other minor offices in his town.

Norton, Nathaniel G., Vergennes, was born in Chittenden county, Vt., in February, 1831, and settled in Vergennes, Vt., in 1868, and engaged in the manufacture of flour and general milling business, purchasing the city mill on the island at Vergennes, Vt. His mill was destroyed by fire and here built the same in June, 1878, of brick. It is now a building 45 x 52, and two and one-half stories and a basement, located at the falls, with three run stone. They deal large-

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ly in flour and feed, and also in building lumber. He was married in 1851 to Lucretia Sutton. They have had four children born to them - John, Eugene, Arthur, and Mary. John married Lizzie Horton in 1884, Eugene married Carrie Foster in June, 1882, and is now engaged in the manufacture of flour, feed, and farming implements. Nathaniel G. Norton was a son of John and Amanda (Gage) Norton. John died in 1841, and his wife, Amanda, died in 1863. They had three children born to them, all of whom are now living.

Orvis, Lorin, Lincoln. South Starksboro p. o., was the first one of the family of this name to settle in the vicinity of South Starksboro, Vt. He formerly resided in Norfolk, Conn., where he was born. He was a shoemaker and a tanner by trade. He has no descendants residing in Starksboro or Lincoln, Vt., but he has a son, Loring, residing in Ferrisburgh, Vt., and a son, Myron, residing in Shoreham, Vt., and also other descendants who now reside in the West. Philander Orvis, who was a brother of Lorin, came from Norfolk, Conn., and worked for Lorin for about a year. He married Phebe Chase, a daughter of Henry Chase, a resident of Starks- boro, Vt. After his marriage Philander settled on the farm which is now owned by Joshua Orvis, a son of Philander. He had a family of four children who grew to maturity. Philander and Loring Orvis built the first saw-mill on Baldwin's Creek, soon after they settled in the town. Joel Orvis, a son of Philander, was for many years engaged in the manufacture of lum- ber in South Starksboro, Vt. He married Lois B. Lamos, a daughter of Chase and Sallie (Dur- fee) Lamos, on March 6, 1833. She was born in Monkton, Vt., on November 16, 1816, and died on August 17, 1884. Her children were two, Albert and Daniel. Joel Orvis represented his town in 1862, and '63; was selectman for several terms; justice of the peace for fifteen years, and held other minor offices.

Paige, Green, Lincoln, was born on March 5, 1832. He was a son of Moses G. and Abigail (Kenyon) Paige, and was born in Kensington, N. H., on April 3, 1795. His wife, Abigail, was born in Ware, N. H., on July 22, 1798. Their children were as follows: Ezra, born in Pitts- field, N. H., on December 8, 18 -; John O., born on April 30, 1825; Ruth, born in Ware, N. H., on March 3, 1828; Sarah, born in Lincoln, Vt., on March 5, 1830; Green M., born on March 5, 1832 ; Alice (deceased), born on January 13, 1834. Green M. Paige succeeded to the own- ership of the homestead of 150 acres, and since then has added fifty more acres of very fine land. He was married on September 6, 1857, to Caroline Kent, a daughter of Seymour Kent. They have two children living - Bertha A. and Carrie, and one child dead, Denslow. Green M. Paige's father settled on the old homestead in 1829, and it has been in the possession of the family ever since.

Parker, Charles E., Vergennes, was born in Vergennes, Vt., in 1839. He enlisted in the Seventh Vermont Regiment ; was made adjutant and promoted to captain of Company E. He served in the Department of the Gulf under General Butler from 1862 until the latter part of 1863, when he was compelled to resign on account of ill health. He spent a year in Norwich University, and from there entered Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1860. He was elected mayor in 1885, and is now engaged in the manufacture of the "Little Giant " road ma- chine, and doing business under the firm name of Strong & Parker. He was married in 1866 to Agnes W. Ripley, of Rutland, Vt. He was a son of William T. and Henrietta (Miller) Park- er. She was born in Wallingford, Vt., in 1806, and he was born in Cambridge, Vt., in 1803, and died in 1868. They had a family of five children born to them, two of whom died at an early age. Henrietta then married Mr. H. C. Horton. She died in 1860, leaving two children- W. H. Horton and Mrs. J. N. Norton. William T. Parker was an early merchant and milling man of this town, and has also represented the same, and held many of the town offices.

Parker. jr., Reuben, Ferrisburgh, was born in Underhill, Chittenden county, Vt., on April 25, 1840, and settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1857. He has been lister of the town for two terms, was selectman for five terms, and held other minor offices. He represented his town in the Legislature in 1884 and 1885. He is a general farmer, and a son of Reuben and Susan Ann (Rogers) Parker. He was born in Manchester, Bennington county, Vt., in 1719, and she was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. They died in Ferrisburgh, Vt. Reuben was a son of Benjamin Parker, who was a native of New Hampshire. Reuben Parker, jr., was married in 1862 to Julia M. Crane. They have had two children born to them - Bertram and Lulu M.

Parmelee, Munroy D., Middlebury, was born in the town of Bristol, Addison county, Vt., on January 14, 1829. His parents were Harvey and Arzina (Drake) Parmelee. He was edu- cated in the common schools and also attended one term at the high school at Bakersfield ; was brought up to farming and remained at home until the time of his marriage, which occurred December 30, 1851. His wife was Louisa M. Partch, who was a daughter of Dr. T. Partch, of Hinesburg, Vt. Mr. Parmelee purchased a farm on Bristol Flats, where he resided for twenty years. He then went to Iowa, where he remained for three years; was superintendent of the State college farm of 1,000 acres, and was situated at Ames, Iowa. He was engaged in the mercantile business at Gilbert's Station, Iowa. He returned to Charlotte, Chittenden county,

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Vt., in 1883, and remained there for one year, after which he came to Middlebury, Addison county, Vt., where he carried on the Shackett farm for one year, when he purchased the Ains- worth place, where he now resides, and which consists of seventy acres. They have had four children born to them, of whom three are now living -- Emogene (now called Genie), Mrs. Frank B. Brooks, a resident of Clark county, Kansas; Flora A., now Mrs. Ambrose E. Grow (died on March 25, 1883, at Bristol, Vt.); Burton M., and Pearl Louisa, who are still at home. During Mr. Parmelee's residence in Bristol, Vt., he was selectman one or more terms.

Partch, Medad L., Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born at Hyde Park, Vt., in 1851, and is by profession a practical miller. He formed the present firm of Partch & Co. in 1885, and is now engaged in a general custom milling business, dealing in the fine brands of western flour. They have extensive mills of four run stone power, and are fed by the Lewis Creek. He was married in 1880 to Weltha Prime. They have had one child born to them - Nellie L. Medad L. was a son of Lyman C. and Louisa (Martin) Partch. They had a family of four daughters and two sons. Louisa was a daughter of Medad and Eliza (Newell) Martin, who were early settlers in this town.

Payne, Lyman H., Cornwall, was born in Warren, Vt., on February 17, 1835. His parents were Horace and Sarah (Blood) Payne. He came with his parents to Addison county, in 1837, first settled in Orwell, Vt., and remained there two years; they then went to Shoreham, where his father engaged in farming, and remained there about seven years. In 1845 he purchased the farm now owned and occupied by his son. He had a family of two daughters and two sons - Susan C. (who is the wife of Deacon Samuel James, of Weybridge, Vt.); George N. (of Brid- port, Vt.), Lyman H., and Ellen A. (who is now the wife of Silas Jewett, of Weybridge, Vt.). Horace Payne died in March, 1874, and his wife died July, 1876. Lyman H. Payne was edu- cated in the common schools at Addison, Shoreham, and Bridport, and also at the academy at Shoreham, Vt. He remained at home tending to the farm until he reached the age of twenty years, when he went west to California, in the spring of 1859, and engaged in mining and farming. He remained on the Pacific coast for seven years, when he returned East, and re- mained in Bridport, Vt., two years. He was married in March, 1868, to Eliza M. Dana, a daughter of Austin Dana, a former and well-known resident of Cornwall, Vt. They have had four children born to them, three of whom are now living-Susie M., Horace Dana, and Alfred L. In the spring of 1869 he moved to the place which he now occupies, and which was form- erly the Wooster homestead, but latterly a portion of the Austin Dana estate. It consists of 100 acres, and they now occupy a house which was built by the Woosters a great many years ago.

Peake, Royal W., Bristol, one of the most venerable citizens of Bristol, Vt., has always during his life been prominently identified with the business interests of this section of Addison county, Vt. He was born in the town of Monkton Vt., on December 17, 1806. He was a son of Seth Peake, who was the youngest son of William and Jane (Oliver) Peake, who were of Eng- lish descent. William was a seafaring man, and during his earliest residence in America resided on Nantucket Island. Seth Peake was a harness-maker by trade, and was also engaged in the mercantile business. Royal W. Peake was married on October 10, 1831, to Jane A. G. Holley, a daughter of Samuel H. Holley. They had a family of three children born to them - Peveril S., Rollin S., and Willis R. Mrs. Peake died on January 17, 1850. Rollin S. died on July 9, 1841, and Peveril S. died on March 13, 1875. The only child now living is Willis R., who is now a resident of Bristol, Vt. He has been married twice. His first wife was Susan H. Wright, a daughter of John H. Wright, by whom he had one daughter - Agnes. His second wife was Catherine Riley, by whom he has had one son -- Royal W. Royal W. Peake, sr., came to Bristol, Vt., with his father, Seth Peake, when very young. He has dealt, largely in real estate, and has represented his town in the Legislature.

Percival, Philo D., Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born in Keene, Essex county, N. Y., in 1827. He settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1866, when he purchased the custom and mer- chant flouring mill at North Ferrisburgh Vt., and in 1877 sold one-half of his interest to Judge N. J. Allen; and he retired from the business in 1885, renting his interest. He is now engaged in the culture of small fruits, and also is interested in the culture of bees, having a large apiary. He has been justice of the peace for ten years, and has also been county and town grand jury- man. He was married in 1850 to Mary Ann Naramore, of Charlotte, Chittenden county, Vt., who was born in October, 1831, and died in 1869, leaving two children -- Luthera (who mar- ried N. Allen Martin, now of Nebraska) and Henry. Philo D. Percival then married for his second wife Sarah Tuttle, on December 21, 1870 She was born in Barry, N. Y., in 1849. They have had one son born to them - Alden, born in November, 1871. Sarah was a daughter of Silas B. and Louisa (Joiner) Tuttle. Philo D. Percival was a son of Stephen and Rebecca (Honey) Percival, who were natives of Keene, N. Y., where Mr. Percival died in 1827. They had a family of eleven children, five of whom are now living - Leonard, Sophronia, Emily, Alden, and Philo D.

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Peck, Charles, New Haven, was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., on July 24, 1839. He settled in New Haven, Vt., in 1876, on the farm on which he now resides, and which consists of 300 acres. He is a breeder of Spanish Merino sheep, and has a fine registered flock. He was married in April, 1872, to Mary E. Hallock, who was a daughter of Isaac and Susanna (Montgomery) Hal- lock, natives of New Haven, Vt., and by whom he had four children - Harry, Hallock, Sarah, and John F. Charles Peck was a son of Aldrich and Miranda (Hawkins) Peck, who after their marriage settled in Panton, Vt., but afterwards removing to Ferrisburgh, Vt., where they re- sided until the time of his death. He had a family of seven children - Lucy (now Mrs. Will- iam Spooner), Mary (now Mrs. John Price), Susan (now Mrs. Henry Elliott), Juniteet (now Mrs. Somers Spaulding), John F., Charles, and Aldrich. Charles's paternal grandfather, John F. Peck, was a native and early settler in Waltham, as was also his maternal grandfather, Roger Hawkins.

Piper, Aaron J., Middlebury, was born in Salisbury, Addison county, Vt., on March 24, 1839. His parents were John and Philena (Hire) Piper. He was educated in the common schools, and brought up to farming. He was thrown upon his own resources at an early age, and enlisted under the first call for 75,000 men, in the spring of 1861, in Captain Hayward's company, First Vermont, for three months, served his term, and again enlisted December 19, 1861, in Company C, Seventh Vermont Infantry, under General Butler, at Baton Rogue, and at the beginning of the battle in the morning was struck in the shoulder with a ball, which neces- sitated amputation at the shoulder. He was an inmate of St. James Hospital, New Orleans, until October 7, 1862. He received his discharge and returned to civil life on September 19, 1863. He returned to Salisbury, Vt., and went on the road selling goods, which he followed for thirteen years. He was lister of the town of Salisbury, Addison county, Vt., for one year ; was married on April 5, 1864, to Adelphia H. Brown, a daughter of Elijah and Myra Brown, who were well-known residents of Ripton, Vt. They have had two sons born to them - Er- win G. and J. Kirk. Mr. Piper, in the spring of 1876, engaged in the purchase and selling of live stock, a business in which he is now engaged, finding a market in Boston, Mass. He set- tled in Middlebury, Addison county, Vt., in February, 1880.

Pope, William W. (deceased), Lincoln, was born in Higham, Mass., on October 12, 1807, and was an only son of the Rev. Ziba Pope, a pioneer preacher of the Free Will Baptist denom- ination. He came to Lincoln, Vt., in 1830, and was married on October 23, 1835, to Caroline Kent, a daughter of -, by whom he had one son - George F. Pope, now a resident of Burlington, Vt. They also had one daughter, who died in infancy. Mrs. Pope died on October 19, 1841, and on August 22, 1848, he married Mrs. Mary Dow, by whom he had one son - Charles E. Mrs. Pope's maiden name was Mercy Farr ; she was a daughter of Artemas Farr, and was born on April 13, 1816. Charles E. Pope was born on August 5, 1849. He was mar- ried on June 17, 1869, to Ellen J. Varney, a daughter of Stephen Varney, of Lincoln, Vt. She was born on March 31, 1849. They have had a family of three children born to them - Henry A., Sophia E., and George S. Mr. Pope has served his town as a justice of the peace, and also as county and deputy sheriff. The late Hon. William W. Pope represented Lincoln, Vt., in the Legislature five successive terms; held the office of town clerk and justice of the peace for a number of terms, and in 1860 he was chosen associate judge of Addison County Court. The aggregate number of years that he held office exceeds that of any other person in his town. He died in Lincoln, Vt., on April 16, 1860.

Porter, George L., Middlebury, was born in Middlebury, Vt., on January 28, 1837. His par- ents were Cyrus and Mary O. (Wilcox) Porter. Cyrus Porter was born in Farmington, Conn., on February 21, 1795. He was married in Connecticut. His first wife was Susan Trowbridge, by whom he had three children. She died in 1833. He had eight children by his second wife. He came to Addison county, Vt., in 1829, and settled on the site of his son's present home. The house which the deacon occupied was a fine one, and was built in 1803, by a Mr. Andrus. Cyrus Porter spent his days on this farm. He had a family of ten children, six daughters and four sons, eight of whom are now living. He was a justice of the peace of the town for two terms, and died on April 1, 1857, aged sixty-two years. George L. Porter was educated in the public schools and in the Addison county grammar school. He was married in 1864 to Minerva Stowell, a daughter of Chauncey H. Stowell, a well-known resident of Cornwall, Vt. They have had three daughters, two of whom are now living - Cora S. (born on April 29, 1866) and Maud F. (born November 9, 1876). Mrs. Porter died on November 3, 1884.

Porter, George Washington, Ferrisburgh, Vergennes p. o., was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1810, He was married in March, 1834, to Julia Harris, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1809. They had ten children born to them, three of whom are now living-George (who enlisted in the Eleventh Vermont Regiment, served three years and was detailed as musician), Ursilla (who married William Bard), and Louisa (who was married to Austen Booth). George Washington Porter was a son of Noah and Polly (Pangburn) Porter. Mrs. Porter was born in Champlain,

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N. Y., and Mr. Porter was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt. They had a family of ten children, three of whom are now living - Maria, George W., and Eunice Jane. Noah died in 1857 and Polly died in 1850. Noah, jr., was a son of Noah, sr., who was born in New Hampshire and settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., with his family, and was at that time one of the three settlers of the town. He was a great hunter. He died aged ninety-four years. George Washington Porter, although but a child at the time, remembers distinctly seeing the soldiers at the time of the attack of the British, at Fort Cassin, the Americans having about 300 men under the command of Captain Cassin, and the British, having about 1,500 men, were repelled by the Americans.

Preston, Edwin F., New Haven, was born in Burlington, Vt., on March 4, 1857. He is a physician; was reared in Waltham, Vt., and began the study of medicine with Dr. C. W. B. Kidder, of Vergennes, Vt., in 1881; entered the medical department of the Burlington Univer- sity in the spring of 1882, which he was graduated from in the fall of 1884, and immedi- ately located in New Haven, Vt., where he has since resided. He was married on June 17, 1885, to Cora H. Holley, a daughter of Truman R. and Juliaette (Sanford) Holley, of Cornwall, Vt. He was a son of John and Ann E. (Hall) Preston. His father was a native of Ireland, and his mother of Shelburne, Vt., and were residents of this county for many years; they are now living in Waltham, Vt. They have had a family of twelve children, nine of whom are now living -- Samuel J., Edwin F., Sarah (Mrs. A. J. Thompson), John P., Libbie L., Ethel H., Frank B., Wallace, and Nancy B.

Purinton, Chase, Lincoln, was born in Kensington, N. H., on April 27, 1757. He settled in Lincoln, Vt., on the farm which is now owned by his grandson, Elihu Purinton. He was a blacksmith by trade, and the first in the town; built the first grist-mill that was ever built in this town, in 1806, near the site of the present Watson Morgan mills. He was married on Sep- tember 30, 1778, at Seabrook, N. H., to Lydia Brown, who was born in that town on August 13, 1758. Mr. Purinton died on his homestead, on June 16, 1826, leaving a wife and four sons and four daughters -Jonathan, born December 1, 1779, and died in 1848; Elijah, born on July 18, 1780, died in 1864; James, born on November 12, 1783, died in 1864; Judith, born on April 19, 1786, died in 1877; Elizabeth, born on August 3, 1788, died in 1875; Chase, born on July 19, 1792, and died in 1872; Lydia, born on October 1, 1795, died in 1882; Mary, born on Sep- tember, 7, 1799, died in 1845. Mr. Purinton's descendants throughout the United States are numerous, forty of whom are now residents of the town of Lincoln, Vt.

Purinton, Elihu, Lincoln, a representative farmer of Lincoln, Vt., was a son of James and Clarissa (Nud) Purinton, and a grandsou of Chase Purinton. James Purinton was a tanner by trade. He was twice married. His first wife was Achsie Morrison. After his marriage he re- sided in Lincoln, Vt., for a number of years, after which he removed to Canada, where he died. He had a family of twelve children, three of whom now reside in Addison county, Vt. -- Asa, Freeman, and Elihu (who was married on October 25, 1876, to Hulda Purinton, a daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Huntington) Purinton, who came to Lincoln, Vt., in 1803). Huldah was the youngest of their six children; she was born on September 3, 1818, and Elihu, her husband, was born on September 8, 1814. He has held several of the town offices, representing the same in the Legislature in 1865-66.

Purinton, Elijah, Lincoln, is a prosperous farmer and estimable citizen of Lincoln, Vt. He was born on December 16, 1809, and was brought up by his grandparents, Chase and Lydia Pur- inton. He was married on October -, 1833, to Mary Huntington, a daughter of John and Judith Huntington, of Lincoln, Vt., and by her had a family of six children - Chase, John, Lydia, Nelson, Moses, and Lindley, all of whom are now living with the exception of Chase, who died at the age of twenty-six years leaving a wife and one daughter, and Lindley and Lydia, who died when but three years of age; John now lives at Starksboro, Addison county, Vt .; Nelson is a farmer at Bristol, Vt .; Moses, a resident of New Haven, Vt .; Lydia married Ezra V. Paige, of Lincoln, Vt., who died, leaving a family of three children, aged twenty-eight. Mary Purinton died on June 25, 1849, and Elijah married his second wife, Elizabeth Morrison, a daughter of David and Nancy (Smith) Morrison, of Danby, Vt. She was born on May 6, 1816, in the town of Starksboro, Vt., where her father, David Morrison, then lived. They have had a family of two children born to them -- Mary E. and Lois. Mary E. married William Morgan, of Lincoln, Vt .; Lois is now Mrs. John Bean, of Lincoln, Vt. Mr. Purinton's home- stead consists of 150 acres of very productive land. He has held many of the offices of his town, being lister, justice of the peace, and grand juror of Lincoln, Vt., for many years.

Purinton, Elisha, Starksboro p. o., was born in Lincoln, Vt. He was a son of Chase and Ruth (Harkness) Purinton. They were married on November 4, 1822. Ruth was a daughter of Adam Harkness, who was born on January 27, 1750. Chase had a family of two sons and four daughters -- William, Elisha, Ruth, and Mary. Lydia and Thankful died when infants. Elisha Purinton was born on December 14, 1826, in Lincoln, Vt. He was married on July 9, 1850, to Naomi Green, a daughter of Stephen Green, of Starksboro, Vt. Stephen Green was

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born in 1808, and came to Lincoln, Vt., when eighteen years of age, where he married Lydia Chase, a daughter of Joseph Chase, of Starksboro, Vt. They had a family of fourteen children born to them, twelve of whom are now living. Elisha and Naomi have two children-Alice and Frank. Alice married David Follansbee, of Starksboro, and has two children - Naomi P. and Elisha D. Frank married Alice Sisson, of Genoa, N. Y., and has three children - Ella N., Sadie R., and Frank E.

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History of Addison county Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 102

Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925. 1n Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., D. Mason & co. Number of Pages: 988

Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925. 1n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., D. Mason & co.
Number of Pages: 988