Do a search for credible information about Poor Richard's Almanack

• type Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature into the search box
• You will likely get several results. Since you are searching from a remote location, look for an e-book. Click the "online access" link.
• Type into the search box "Poor Richard's Almanack"

You may find multiple references to Poor Richard's Almanack

Who was Richard?

What is an almanack or almanac (you may want to go through the same search process, except choose Oxford English Dictionary)?

What does the almanac have to do with farming?

What does the almanac have to do with literature and where does it fit into the different literary eras?

Write careful notes on Poor Richard's Almanack and save for your Farm Blog or Farm Journal.

Take a look at these websites:

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/walden-pond-state-reservation.html

http://m.almanac.com/content/history-old-farmers-almanac

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/about/farmers-almanac-history/