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English
Description
Could you identify a sausage gun if you had to? How about a plate warmer or a well-sweep? Any idea how the term log-rolling really originated? Alice Morse Earle (1851-1911), a prolific popular historian and the first American to chronicle everyday life and customs of the colonial era, describes what these and many other obscure utensils were and how they were used. She also conveys a vivid picture of home production of textiles, colonial dress, transportation,...
5) In the home
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Describes how household technology has changed over the years.
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Part of a series of documentaries about engineering achievements of the twentieth century. This segment shows the building of a house from the ground up. Presents the power struggles, accidental discoveries and monumental breakthroughs behind the methods and materials used today.
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