Folklife Annual, 1988-1989
Author: Alan Jabbour
Publisher: United States Government Printing
Published: 1990-03-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780160040160
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Author: Alan Jabbour
Publisher: United States Government Printing
Published: 1990-03-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780160040160
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 168
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 168
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 8
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 916
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2009-08-26
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 0307416860
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThey began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America–ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock–relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history. In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history.