Describes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops, and country forges.
xi, 449 p., [1] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Series
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center series ; 2
Notes
"A New York Graphic Society book."
"Published in association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation."
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction: Defining American Folk Art On Land and Sea Views of Towns, Harbors, and Places of Interest Portraits of Hoes, Farms, Factories, and Ships Scenes of Everyday Life Drawings by Lewis Miller Still-Life Pictures Literary and Historical Subjects Biblical Subjects Paintings by Edward Hicks Family Records and Related Decorative Pictures Frakturs Family Records Calligraphy Copybook Exercises Paper Cutwork, Valentines, and Miscellaneous Decorative Pictures Paper Cutwork and Valentines Decorative Pictures Mourning Pictures Short Title Lists
The Jonas Martin Era : presented in a collection of essays, letters, and documents that shed light on the Mennonite churches during the 50 year ministry (1875-1925) of Bishop Jonas H. Martin
Covers the manufacture of iron, the life of ironworkers, and the use of iron implements in colonial times and includes a variety of related activities and a mystery story.
xii, 333 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [311]-322.
Summary
This book chronicles "Andre's experiences as an ambitious young [British] officer in the 1770s. Details of his work as confidant and intelligence chief to Sir Henry Clinton, including months of coded negotiations with turncoat [Benedict] Arnold, who promised to deliver West Point to the British. Careless in his arrangements with Arnold, Andre was captured and hanged by the Americans." [from Publishers Weekley]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and index.
Summary
Although the United States has always portrayed itself as a sanctuary for the world's victim's of poverty and oppression, anti-immigrant movements have enjoyed remarkable success throughout American history. None attained greater prominence than the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, a fraternal order referred to most commonly as the Know Nothing party. Vowing to reduce the political influence of immigrants and Catholics, the Know Nothings burst onto the American political scene in 1854, and by the end of the following year they had elected eight governors, more than one hundred congressmen, and thousands of other local officials including the mayors of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago. After their initial successes, the Know Nothings attempted to increase their appeal by converting their network of lodges into a conventional political organization, which they christened the "American Party." Recently, historians have pointed to the Know Nothings' success as evidence that ethnic and religious issues mattered more to nineteenth-century voters than better-known national issues such as slavery. In this important book, however, Anbinder argues that the Know Nothings' phenomenal success was inextricably linked to the firm stance their northern members took against the extension of slavery. Most Know Nothings, he asserts, saw slavery and Catholicism as interconnected evils that should be fought in tandem. Although the Know Nothings certainly were bigots, their party provided an early outlet for the anti-slavery sentiment that eventually led to the Civil War. Anbinder's study presents the first comprehensive history of America's most successful anti-immigrant movement, as well as a major reinterpretation of the political crisis that led to the Civil War.
