Home Life in Colonial Days

Earle, Alice Morse

ISBN 10: 0486447677 / ISBN 13: 9780486447674

Editore: Dover Publications, 2006

Codice articolo 0486447677-VB

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.

Informazioni sull'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.

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Titolo: Home Life in Colonial Days
Casa editrice: Dover Publications
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: As New