The New York Times called this book a "valuable addition to the too-small list of books that give reliable accounts of the daily lives of the early Colonists … beautifully made and interestingly illustrated." With the republication of Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony; the incidents; anecdotes; and events surrounding the first inhabitants of colonial New England are brought vividly to life.Drawing extensively on contemporary records; author and antiquarian George Dow provides graphically accurate descriptions of early shelters and dwellings; interior furnishings; colonial wardrobes; sports and games; shipping; trade; medicinal aids; medicinal practice; crimes; punishment; and much more. The text dispenses a wealth of intimate details on manners and customs — including intriguing tidbits of information on peculiar mealtime apparel; eating habits; and personal cleanliness. Detailed appendixes contain shop inventories; records of the contents of private homes; copies of building agreements; and other matters.Supplementing the text are more than 100 historically valuable photographs and illustrations; including rare pictures of early kitchens and parlors; furniture; clapboard houses; farmyard scenes; a variety of workers at their crafts; gravestones; and an execution by hanging.Here is a book that will delight students and teachers of history; researchers; and anyone fascinated by the day-to-day activities of this country's earliest settlers.
#3676171 in Books University of Michigan Press 2013-04-16 2011-04-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; 1.05 #File Name: 0472035266322 pages
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