Windows on the Past

Windows on the Past
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Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 0615298133
ISBN-13 : 9780615298139
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Book Synopsis Windows on the Past by : Jane C. Nylander

Download or read book Windows on the Past written by Jane C. Nylander and published by . This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of life in New England from before the American Revolution to the twentieth century. Windows on the Past will take you on a tour of four centuries of home building, with fascinating interiors and furnishings; family ties to a wide variety of homes; advances in cooking, heating, plumbing, and lighting; the evolution of dining rituals; and classic landscapes, flower and kitchen gardens, and working farms. The book has been updated with new, richly illustrated chapters on the changing roles of servants in running the New England household and on the Historic New England Stewardship Program, which protects more than seventy-five privately owned historic properties. Through these windows on the past, discover Historic New England. Lavishly illustrated with 275 color and historic black-and-white photographs.


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