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Historic Houses of New England Coloring Book
Contributor(s): Smith, A. G. (Author)
ISBN: 0486271676     ISBN-13: 9780486271675
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $4.49  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 1993
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Annotation: Detailed, accurate illustrations of 43 homes representing a wide range of styles and periods. Mark Twain House, House of the Seven Gables, Emily Dickinson House, Nathan Hale Homestead, Winslow Homer Cottage, Robert Frost Place, The Breakers, many more. Informative captions describe each dwelling. Educational and entertaining resource.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Architecture
Dewey: NA
Series: Dover History Coloring Book
Physical Information: 0.29" H x 8.26" W x 10.88" (0.38 lbs) 48 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Here's a wonderful opportunity to learn about the splendid historic buildings that lend the New England landscape much of its fascination and charm. Noted illustrator A. G. Smith has rendered for coloring 43 extant structures (all open to the public at least part of the year) embracing a wide variety of architectural styles and historic periods.
Detailed line illustrations depict these historic homes from all six New England states:
Nathan Hale Homestead (Coventry, CT)
Mark Twain House (Hartford, CT)
Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, ME)
Winslow Homer Studio (Prouts Neck, ME)
Emily Dickinson Homestead (Amherst, MA)
Paul Revere House (Boston, MA)
House of the Seven Gables (Salem, MA)
Great Stone Dwelling (Enfield, NH)
Robert Frost Place (Franconia, NH)
The Breakers (Newport, RI)
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace (Saunderstown, RI)
Emma Willard House (Middlebury, VT)
Coolidge Homestead (Plymouth Notch, VT)
... and many more.
For each dwelling, an informative caption accompanies the illustration, giving the background and significance of the house. The result is an educational and entertaining book that offers not only hours of coloring enjoyment but also an excellent inexpensive guidebook for the thousands of vacationers and tourists who visit the New England area each year.