| Colonial Folkways - A Chronicle Of American Life In the Reign of the Georges Contributor(s): Andrews, Charles M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406702188 ISBN-13: 9781406702187 Publisher: Hesperides Press OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - History | United States - General |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This vintage book contains a fascinating and insightful chronicle of American life in the reign of the Georges. Full of interesting historical information and unique insights, this text will be considerable utility to readers and students with an interest in the courageous Englishmen sea-voyagers of the seventeenth century. Together, they faced great danger and death in the search for free homes in the wilderness. The chapters of this book include: 'The Land and the People', 'Town and Country', 'Colonial Houses', 'Habiliments and Habits', 'Everyday Needs and Divisions', 'The Intellectual Life', 'The Cure of Souls', 'The Problem of Labor', 'Colonial Travel', and more. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. |
