The Seasons of America Past Contributor(s): Sloane, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486442209 ISBN-13: 9780486442204 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: A charming book that takes readers through a full year's activities. Sloane's drawings depict cider mills and presses, sleds, pumps, stump-pulling equipment, plows, and other elements of America's rural heritage. A section of old recipes and household hints adds additional color and practical value to this delightful work. 75 black-and-white illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - History | United States - General - Antiques & Collectibles | Americana |
Dewey: 630 |
LCCN: 2004063467 |
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.4" W x 11.16" (0.96 lbs) 150 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book has a real reference value, but it will also offer ... hours of enjoyable reading. -- Library Journal From flying kites in early spring to hunting and fishing during the glorious days of Indian summer, author Eric Sloane takes readers through a year's activities as he applies his reverent touch to yet another fascinating aspect of early American life. From sugaring-time, spring plowing, and June weddings, to strawberry picking, weeding season, the fall harvest, and cider-making, his winning book recalls the rustic endeavors of not so long ago, when the time of year determined when a tree was to be chopped down, fences rebuilt, and tree stumps pulled out. More than 70 of the author's own pen-and-ink drawings charmingly depict cider mills and presses, sleds, pumps and wells, axes, plows, and other elements of America's rural heritage. A section of old recipes and household hints adds additional color and practical value to this delightful book. Anyone with an eye for antiques and a yen to know America from the roots up will treasure this detailed record of seasonal life in new England. -- Chicago Sunday Tribune |