000 00906 a2200157 4500
020 _a9780761989295
082 _a728
_bHOW
100 _aHowe, Barbara and others
245 _aHouses and homes :
_bexploring their history
260 _c1995
_bAltaMira Press
_aLanham
300 _axiii,168p.
440 _aNearby history series
_vNo.2
505 _aContents 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
890 _aIndia
942 _2ddc
999 _c40233
_d40233