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A Rural Carpenter's World

A Rural Carpenter's World The Craft in a Nineteenth-Century New York Township - The American Land and Life Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drawing on the 1869 diary of New York farmer and carpenter James C. Holmes, Franklin (English and American studies, U. of Iowa) reconstructs Holmes' networks and grounds his craft within the context of 19th century culture, society, and economics. He also provides a group biography of some 60 carpenters who practiced in the area until 1900. Annotat

Book information

ISBN: 9780877452775
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Imprint: University of Iowa Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 694.0974709034
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 302
Weight: -1g
Height: 241mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 25mm