A Museum of Early American Tools
Title | A Museum of Early American Tools PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Sloane |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 130 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 0486463036 |
This delightful evocation of simpler times and the tools that built America has always held a special place in the hearts of lovers of Americana and Yankee ingenuity. Now available in a handsome hardcover gift edition, this engaging, informative book features 184 of the author's inimitable drawings.
Diary of an Early American Boy 1805
Title | Diary of an Early American Boy 1805 PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Sloane |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 130 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486463044 |
Excerpts from a teenager's diary interspersed with the author's comments and illustrations depict the lifestyle and crafts of rural New England.
A Reverence for Wood
Title | A Reverence for Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Sloane |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 2004-02-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486433943 |
This book underscores the important role that wood has played in the development of American life and culture. Covering such topics as the aesthetics of wood, wooden implements, and carpentry, Sloane remarks expansively and with affection on the resourcefulness of Early Americans in their use of this precious commodity.
The Tools that Built America
Title | The Tools that Built America PDF eBook |
Author | Alex W. Bealer |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2013-01-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486138623 |
Fascinating story of early American woodworking enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Over 200 drawings and photographs.
Book of Old-Time Trades and Tools
Title | Book of Old-Time Trades and Tools PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2005-10-27 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0486443426 |
Lavishly illustrated primer on the work of tailors, shoemakers, calico printers, millers, and 29 other craftworkers provides valuable insights on Victorian working class culture. More than 700 illustrations.
American Barns and Covered Bridges
Title | American Barns and Covered Bridges PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Sloane |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 2002-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486425614 |
This lovingly written book presents reliable records of such vanishing forms of architecture as the American barn and covered bridge. Delightful anecdotes accompany accurate line drawings of barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a "top hat" barn in North Carolina, and more. Over 75 black-and-white illustrations.
Our Vanishing Landscape
Title | Our Vanishing Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Sloane |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486436780 |
This book takes readers on a leisurely journey through a bygone era with fascinating accounts of canals, corduroy roads, and turnpikes, waterwheels and icehouses, colorful road signs and their painters, circus folk, and more. Brimming with anecdotes about people and the times, this delightful narrative remains a milestone of Americana. 81 black-and-white illustrations.