A Day in the Life of a Colonial Dressmaker

Merrill, Amy French

ISBN 10: 0823958183 ISBN 13: 9780823958184

Casa editrice: Powerkids Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Long before machines pieced together fabrics, dresses were handmade by the loving and capable hands of dressmakers. Copying the designers and fashions of Europe, while creating new patterns of their own, colonial dressmakers would eventually invent a purely American sensibility and style.

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Product Description

Readers of this series will travel back in time and spend a day in the life of a real citizen during the earliest days of our nation. Each book in the series features a person who actually lived and worked during colonial times. The readers will learn how they may have spent a day in their lives. The books offer original period documents, oil paintings, etchings, and woodcuts that portray the colonial era. These primary sources bring depth and authenticity to young readers' exploration of life before the American Revolution. The captivating stories of these real-life characters, some of them American icons, will make history tangible and fun

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Powerkids Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0823958183
• ISBN 13: 9780823958184
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Numero di pagine: 24
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile