| ABC Book of Early Americana Green Edition Contributor(s): Sloane, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486498085 ISBN-13: 9780486498089 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Antiques & Collectibles | Americana |
| Dewey: 973 |
| LCCN: 2012021195 |
| Series: Dover Books on Americana |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.88" W x 9.99" (0.42 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Almanack, Bathtub, and Conestoga Wagon to X-Brace, Yankee, and Zig-Zag Fence, this sketchbook of antiquities revisits delightful words and inventions of old-time America. Artist and historian Eric Sloane presents a wondrous collection of American innovations, including hex signs, ear trumpets, popcorn, and rocking chairs. Readers of all ages will delight in these illustrated and hand-lettered pages, which feature brief captions explaining the items' origins and uses. Gadgets, gizmos, and contraptions include foot stoves, used in churches and under the blankets of sleighs and stagecoaches, oil lamps fed by whale oil and kerosene, water-wheels, weathervanes, and windmills (first built in Virginia in 1621 -- a century later, there were nearly 1,000). The craftsmanship of the nation's early builders and inventors is reflected in this finely wrought compilation of historical curiosities. |