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Still considered the purple martin landlord's handbook. By J.L. Wade. Paperback, 240 pgs, 1965.
J.L.Wade started a very successful company that still manufacturers aluminum purple martin houses to this day. This book is still widely read by purple martin enthusiasts and captures a great story of 1960's Americana and the need to go green and rely less on chemicals and pesticides that resonates with today.


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