Home Life in Colonial Days - Brossura

Earle, Alice Morse

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486447677 ISBN 13: 9780486447674

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2006

Riassunto

Could you identify a sausage gun if you had to? How about a plate warmer or a well-sweep? Any idea how the term log-rolling really originated? Alice Morse Earle (1851–1911), a prolific popular historian and the first American to chronicle everyday life and customs of the colonial era, describes what these and many other obscure utensils were and how they were used. She also conveys a vivid picture of home production of textiles, colonial dress, transportation, religious and social practices, the care of flower gardens, colonial neighborliness, and other aspects of early American life.
Widely read when it was first published in 1898, this fascinating and wonderfully readable guide was instrumental in promoting a renewed interest in everyday life of bygone times. Today, it offers history buffs, collectors, and other interested readers a feast of delightful information.

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L'autore:

Alice Morse Earle was an American historian born in 1851, who wrote many engaging books that cronicled the details of everyday life in colonial America.

Contenuti:

Foreword I. Homes of the Colonists II. The Light of Other Days III. The Kitchen Fireside IV. The Serving of Meals V. Food from Forest and Sea VI. Indian Corn VII. Meat and Drink VIII. Flax Culture and Spinning IX. Wool Culture and Spinning, with a Postscript on Cotton X. Hand-Weaving XI. Girls' Occupations XII. Dress of the Colonists XIII. Jack-knife Industries XIV. Travel, Transportation, and Taverns XV. Sunday in the Colonies XVI. Colonial Neighborliness XVII. Old-time Flower Gardens Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486447677
• ISBN 13: 9780486447674
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 274