This is an illustrated history of American eating and drinking. It includes recipes for the most delectable and historically interesting dishes prepared in America from the time of its discovery to the beginning of this century. A New Year's Day Collation from 1791 is included. Clothes in History. Even though this book deals with more of European fashion than American, it is obvious that aristocratic women of America tended to dress according to European fashion.
Many pictures help in conveying to the reader the precise styles of the eighteenth century.
Smith, Barbara Clark. After the Revolution. Pantheon Books, 1985. This Smithsonian history of everyday life in the eighteenth century helps to clarify meaningful ways how Americans lived. It is rich in pictures and drawings.