Alice Morse Earle
Home Life in Colonial Days
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books Sept. 16, 2017)
Excerpt from Home Life in Colonial DaysTbere were two constant obstacles in tbc patb An article would be found and a name given by old-time country folk, but no dictionary contained tbc word, no printed description of its use or purpose could be ob tained, tbougb a century ago it was in every bousebold. Again, some curiously sbaped utensil or tool rnigbt be displayed and its use indicated; but it was nameless, and it took long inquiry and deduction, tbc faculty of taking a bint, to cbristen it. It is plain tbat difl'erent vocations and occupations bad not anb imple ments but a vocabulary of tbeir own, and all bave become almost obsolete; to tbc various terms, pbrases.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 1527951332 / 9781527951334
- Pages
- 542
- Weight
- 30.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.2 in.
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