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COM.ONIXSUITE.9780801475986 03 01 Cornell University Press 01 GCOI 80140100217390 02 0801475988 03 9780801475986 15 9780801475986 59 BC 1 A01 Wagenen, Jr., Jared van Jared van Wagenen, Jr. 2 A12 Austin, Erwin H. Erwin H. Austin 3 A23 Jones, Louis C. Louis C. Jones 01 eng 300 00 300 03 03 0 03 45 HIS036080 10 HIS049000 24 Internet History / U.S. and Canada 24 Internet New York State and City 24 Internet Agriculture / Horticulture 01 01 01 <P>"You have seen neglected oxbows, but what do you know of their making or of the training of a yoke of oxen? . . . What do you know of the rambling shoemakers who came to a farmhouse and stayed until each member of the family was newly shod with leather from the farm's cattle? Have you ever wondered about the processes by which our frontiersmen translated forest land into fields of wheat? What do you know about those two first crops of the pioneers, ashes and maple sugar? What do you know of log houses, of shingle making, bridges, and flax growing, of spinning and weaving cloth for a garment that was homegrown and homemade? Here is folk history, the accumulated memory of old men and women whom the author knew, . . . memories he has substantiated by a lifetime of research."—from the Foreword by Louis C. Jones</p><P><em>The Golden Age of Homespun</em> chronicles the occupations, handicrafts, and traditions that defined rural life in upstate New York—and throughout much of America—in the first half of the nineteenth century. First published in 1953, it is an engaging and affectionate account of how land was cleared, farms established, and homes built; of how each family fed, clothed, and warmed itself; and of the trades, crafts, and industries that augmented a primarily agrarian economy. Illustrated with 45 delightful line drawings that depict the activities and implements described by Jared van Wagenen, Jr., <em>The Golden Age of Homespun</em> is an invaluable record of how upstate New York farmers lived on and off the land in the decades before the Civil War—a vanished way of life that still holds strong appeal in the American imagination.</p> 02 The Golden Age of Homespun chronicles the occupations, handicrafts, and traditions that defined rural life in upstate New York--and throughout much of America--in the first half of the nineteenth century. 08 "The true links that bind Americans to their past may happily be found here. The Golden Age of Homespun has done more to present the manner of early American living than any similar book known to this reviewer."—Carl Carmer, New York Times 08 "Jaren van Wagenen has put together in this book the full and fascinating record of the lore and methods—the economic and social life—by which upstate New York farmers lived on and off the land in the 'Golden Age of Homespun.' . . . With rare down-to-earth artistry and a large amount of nostalgia, he has preserved, before memory and tradition wholly perish, the story of early farm life, household handicrafts, and rural occupations."—Henry Christman, New York Herald Tribune 08 "Work and play, it is all here, and let us be particularly grateful that The Golden Age of Homespun is not just one more book distilled out of other books but a more readable and delightful essay and history, written from life itself and from loving memory."—Henry Beston, William and Mary Quarterly 04 03 72 01 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/resources/titles/80140100217390/images/80140100217390L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/resources/titles/80140100217390/images/80140100217390S.jpg http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100217390 Fall Creek Books 01 02 2021862 Cornell University Press Ithaca US 04 20100101 01 WORLD 01 9 in 02 6 in 07 2021862 CUP Services http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu 02 CA MX US BV AL AD AM AU AT AZ BY BA BG HR CY CZ DK EE FO FI GE DE GI GR HM HU IS IE MK IT PS KZ LV LI LT LU UM MT MC ME NL NZ NO PG PL PT RO RU SM AX SK SI ES SJ SE CH TR UA GB VA 02 Y 21 28 01 02 s 24.95 USD 06 5013546051314 NBN International http://www.nbninternational.com 02 BV AL AD AM AT AZ BY BE BA BG HR CY CZ DK EE FO FI FR GE DE GI GR HM HU IS IE MK IT PS KZ LV LI LT UM MT MD MC ME NL NO PL PT RO RU SM AX SK SI ES SJ SE CH TR UA GB VA AU CA JP MX US NZ PG 02 Y 20 20100101 28 01 02 s 02 15.50 GBP