The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth (Vintage)

They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of Bancroft Award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items... Comments: In the Age of Homespun, Ulrich examines "homespun" artifacts or artifacts... Book is full of insight and careful research. Is a bit slow to read. Warms up... The Age of Homespun was an age created out of American myth, but behind this... Read this book to find out how the impulse to fill our closets with old... Excellent book! I had no idea that provenance could be so exciting! Ms. Ulrich... Read More »

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