ABC Book of Early Americana

ABC Book of Early Americana

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0486498085

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Looks at implements, inventions, and everyday items from early American life as well as examining schoolhouses and classroom equipment.


A Museum of Early American Tools

A Museum of Early American Tools

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780486425603

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Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An informal, expressively written book for cultural historians, woodcrafters, and Americana enthusiasts. 184 black-and-white illustrations.


Diary of an Early American Boy 1805

Diary of an Early American Boy 1805

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0486463044

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Excerpts from a teenager's diary interspersed with the author's comments and illustrations depict the lifestyle and crafts of rural New England.


The Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red Schoolhouse

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13:

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School days, like our everydays, have changed. But the obsolete world of the one-room schoolhouse filled with rough-hewn desks still lingers. The echoes of yesteryear live on in the old-fashioned classrooms that still stand today. Harkening back to a time when the three Rs actually stood for reading, 'riting, and religion, Eric Sloane's sketchbook explores the history and spirit of early American schools. In this vivid slice of Americana, he tells of when paper was a precious commodity, explains the origins of words such as "blackboard" and "moonlighting," and offers evocative illustrations of New England's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century schoolhouses and their delightfully modest interiors. Filled with insight, warmth, and honest nostalgia, "The Little Red Schoolhouse" is an enchanting journey into a bygone past.


ABC Book of Early Americana

ABC Book of Early Americana

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Random House Value Pub

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780517147894

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Looks at implements, inventions, and everday items from early American life


I Remember America

I Remember America

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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America as it was--a simpler, quieter country of farms, villages and handcrafted beauty. Now with this majestic book, Eric Sloane restores it to us in an album of stunning artwork, a passionate rememberance of our American landscape--Cover.


American Barns and Covered Bridges

American Barns and Covered Bridges

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0486425614

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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

Our Vanishing Landscape

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0486436780

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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.


The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers

Published: 2014-08-27

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 0553522205

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Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease. With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp?