The colonial craftsman /
This book examines the lives and work of American craftsmen in the years before the American Revolution. A wide range of ?crafts? are considered with ?craftsmen? including blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, shipwrights, painters, silversmiths, printers, engravers, button-makers, and more. The resulting tex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
1950.
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| Series: | New York University. Stokes Foundation. Anson G. Phelps lectureship on early American history
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| Summary: | This book examines the lives and work of American craftsmen in the years before the American Revolution. A wide range of ?crafts? are considered with ?craftsmen? including blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, shipwrights, painters, silversmiths, printers, engravers, button-makers, and more. The resulting text portrays not just the tasks of 18th-century American artisans but also the place of those craftsmen within pre-Revolutionary society. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 182-204). |