Extensive collection of black and white photographs from the Library of Congress and HABS provides vivid visual context for early American homes
Narrative histories and eyewitness accounts offer fresh, detailed insights into daily life and class differences across regions
Sidebars featuring diary excerpts, letters, and journal entries add graphic, personal perspectives to the historical narrative
Still Standing sections trace the evolution of specific houses, connecting past and present for a deeper understanding of heritage
Summarized by Shop
The past has left behind only scattered clues that, on their own, provide little insight into how the people of early America lived and the details of their daily lives. The photographs in this book, the deeply informed narrative that accompanies them, and the eyewitness accounts of daily life that the author weaves throughout, provide a
Book Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
History, Arts
Language Version
English
Target Audience
Adults
Photographs sourced from
Library of Congress, Historic American Building Survey
Includes
Period woodcuts, engravings, drawings, paintings, artifacts, maps