Colonial Craftsmen and the Beginnings of American Industry
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co; T. Crowell, Pub.
Published: December 1976
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780690010626
Subjects: United States - Colonial Period; Technology; History - General History; Children: Babies & Toddlers; United States; History; Decorative arts, Early American; Industries; Social life and customs
First sentence: HAND CRAFTS changed little during the whole period here very loosely called "colonial," which, for our purposes, is extended from the first settlements to about 1830 when the industrial revolution was developing the muscles that would change the nation.