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American Yesterday, By Eric Sloane - Reprint

US $9.95

Mebane, North Carolina, United States
Jan 30th

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American Yesterday, by Eric Sloane. This is an unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Funk and Wagnalls, New York, 1956. Republished by Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 2003. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 paperbound, 128 pages, with 96 black-and-white illustrations. ISBN 0-486-42760-9 Please note this book is new, not used. It is a reprint, not an original. A compilation of engrossing facts and anecdotes vitalized by author Eric Sloane's own pen, this book captures the living legacy of America as seen in "the things that were." According to Sloane, American Yesterday explores "our national attic of vanishing ways and obsolete occupations." Impressed by the artistry and sturdy realism of pioneer builders, he takes genuine delight in exploring the unique careers of barber-surgeons, dowsers, tithingmen, sawyers, nailers, plumbum-men, and a great variety of artisans, illustrating the activities, customs, and things created by the people who made their living in "antique ways." Sloane, a devoted student of early Americana, speaks lovingly of the people who spent much of their lives creating wardrobe closets, foot stoves, church pew armrests, grindstones, featherbed patter paddles, charcoal burners, English phaetons, giant hogsheads, drovers' sleighs, windowsill sundials, and other items of long ago. Credited with "doing gallant service, preserving records of the ways and the means of the forefathers who got along well with the resources now long forgotten" (Springfield Republican), Eric Sloane has written an immensely enjoyable book that will enchant anyone who takes pleasure in reading about the past and views its artifacts as part of a rich national heritage. Treat yourself to this sharp and clear reprint of a masterpiece prized by cultural historians and craftspeople who work with wood, metal, and other materials, tool collectors and Americana enthusiasts. Table of Contents: Author’s Note How Different Was Great-Grandfather? Great-Grandfather’s Church Great-Grandfather’s Home Great-Grandfather’s Town Great-Grandfather’s Occupations Postscript