Objects of our affection
Subtitle: uncovering my family's past, one chair, pistol, and pickle fork at a time
By: Lisa Tracy.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780553807264
Subjects: Tracy, Lisa -- Family; Personal belongings -- Psychological aspects; Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- Psychological aspects; House furnishings -- Psychological aspects; Families of military personnel -- United States -- Biography; United States -- History, Military -- Miscellanea
Genres: Biography; Miscellanea
Description: After their mother's death, Lisa Tracy and her sister, Jeanne, are left to contend with several households' worth of furniture and memorabilia. What starts as an exercise in information gathering designed to boost the estate's resale value at auction evolves into the discovery that the roots of our passion for acquisition often lie not in shallow materialism but in our desire to possess the most treasured commodity of all- a connection to the past. These travels open her eyes to a rich family history characterized by duty, hardship, honor, and devotion ... qualities embodied in the very items she intends to sell. Offers an offbeat and intriguing mix of cultural anthropology, Antiques Roadshow Americana, and military history and lore.
Table of contents: title: The beginning; title: The canton plates; title: At the bins; title: The spoils of war; title: New Jersey 2002 : the army trunk; title: The thread of memory : on the trail of the Washington chair; title: Almost famous : the pistols and the red chair; title: Lexington 1960 : southern charm; title: The auction; title: MIA : ghosts; title: Home; title: Mirrors and salt; title: The gathering.