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Adopting an Abandoned Farm was originally published in 1891 and written by female author Kate Sanborn. Released for the first time as an audiobook, the story portrays the author’s unique experience as one of the first female farm owners in America. A trailblazer in her time, Kate Sanborn reminds us that women have always been game-changers, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations.

This short account of Swami Vivekananda, the Vedantist who brought Hinduism to America, focuses on the years 1893 to 1897. After a famous speech at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, Vivekananda promoted his religious beliefs and practices by lecturing extensively across the United States, teaching and attracting devotees, producing a wealth of publications and tracts on Hinduism, encouraging vegetarianism, writing the first book on yoga to appear in America and so on, for a new and enthusiastic audience.