Houses and homes :
Howe, Barbara and others
Houses and homes : exploring their history - Lanham AltaMira Press 1995 - xiii,168p. - Nearby history series No.2 .
Contents
Editors' Introduction vii
Illustrations x
Acknowledgments xi
1 Why Explore a Home's History 1
PART I - Searching for Clues
2 A Home's Setting 9
3 The Home Itself 23
4 Written Records 39
5 Oral and Visual Sources 59
PART II - Interpreting the Clues
6Achieving the American Dream in Housing 79
7The Regional House 97
8Construction Techniques and Materials 109
9Household Technology 127
10 Families at Home 135
11Putting Together a House History 147
Index 159
9780761989295
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Houses and homes : exploring their history - Lanham AltaMira Press 1995 - xiii,168p. - Nearby history series No.2 .
Contents
Editors' Introduction vii
Illustrations x
Acknowledgments xi
1 Why Explore a Home's History 1
PART I - Searching for Clues
2 A Home's Setting 9
3 The Home Itself 23
4 Written Records 39
5 Oral and Visual Sources 59
PART II - Interpreting the Clues
6Achieving the American Dream in Housing 79
7The Regional House 97
8Construction Techniques and Materials 109
9Household Technology 127
10 Families at Home 135
11Putting Together a House History 147
Index 159
9780761989295
728 / HOW