“The Anglo-Saxon farmers had scarce conquered foothold, stronghold, freehold in the Western wilderness before they became sowers of hemp--with remembrance of Virginia, with remembrance of dear ancestral Britain.” BookWesternDearBritainWildernessFarmersRemembranceVirginiaScarceHempAnglo SaxonStrongholds Book:The reign of law. A tale of the Kentucky hemp fields. Source: The reign of law. A tale of the Kentucky hemp fields.