Houses and homes : exploring their history

by Barbara J. Howe

Other authorsDavid E. Kyvig (Series Editor), Myron A. Marty (Consulting Editor), Dolores A. Fleming, Emory L. Kemp, Ruth Ann Overbeck
Paper Book, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

728.38 Howe

Series

The Nearby history series (2)

Tags

Dwellings -- Research -- United States -- Handbooks manuals etc.., Dwellings -- United States -- Historiography., Historic buildings -- United States, Local history., United States -- History Local -- Handbooks manuals etc..

Genres

Publication

Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History, c1987.

Description

This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles. Houses and Homes is Volume 2 in The Nearby History Series.

Subjects

Dwellings United States Historiography
Dwellings United States Research Handbooks, manuals, etc
Historic buildings United States
United States History, Local Handbooks, manuals, etc
local history

Language

English

Physical description

xii, 168 p.; 23 cm

ISBN

0910050848 / 9780910050845

Local notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Barcode

476

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