Home Life in Colonial Days
eBook - ePub

Home Life in Colonial Days

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  1. 259 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Home Life in Colonial Days

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About this book

Have you ever wondered what kind of foods were on the menu at a typical family dinner in the early days of the American colonies? Or how traditional crafts like wool-spinning and weaving became major industries during the colonial period? This detailed study from historian Alice Morse Earle offers a one-of-a-kind look at the era.

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Table of contents

  1. HOME LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Chapter I - Homes of the Colonists
  5. Chapter II - The Light of Other Days
  6. Chapter III - The Kitchen Fireside
  7. Chapter IV - The Serving of Meals
  8. Chapter V - Food from Forest and Sea
  9. Chapter VI - Indian Corn
  10. Chapter VII - Meat and Drink
  11. Chapter VIII - Flax Culture and Spinning
  12. Chapter IX - Wool Culture and Spinning
  13. Chapter X - Hand-Weaving
  14. Chapter XI - Girls' Occupations
  15. Chapter XII - Dress of the Colonists
  16. Chapter XIII - Jack-Knife Industries
  17. Chapter XIV - Travel, Transportation, and Taverns
  18. Chapter XV - Sunday in the Colonies
  19. Chapter XVI - Colonial Neighborliness
  20. Chapter XVII - Old-Time Flower Gardens