A Guide to American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900

A Guide to American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900

Author: Lawrence B. Romaine

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780486264752

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Invaluable listing of rare catalogs selling cars, beekeeper's equipment, clocks, firearms, livestock, clothes, toys, more. Cites catalog's location, size, more.


Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts

Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts

Author: Susan Williams

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780870499128

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Williams (history, Fitchburg State College) investigates Victorian eating customs, cooking methods, and foodstuffs, revealing how genteel dining became an increasingly important means of achieving social stability, particularly for the middle class, during a period when Americans were faced with significant changes. Includes numerous recipes, bandw photographs, and drawings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR