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Mountain homespun : a facsimile of the original, published in 1931 / Frances Louisa Goodrich ; with a new preface and introduction by Jan Davidson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodrich, Frances Louisa.
- Standardized Title:
- Mountain homespun.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hand weaving--North Carolina.
- Hand weaving.
- Handicraft--North Carolina.
- Handicraft.
- Appalachians (People)--North Carolina.
- Appalachians (People).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 2010, c1931.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Mountain Homespun will be of special interest to those studying southern Appalachian handicrafts, the 1890s handicraft revival, and northern Protestant missionary work in turn-of-the-century Appalachia." -North Carolina Historical Review"Mountain Homespun is much more than a memoir. It offers unrivaled specific information on the processes of mountain crafts-not only on weaving, spinning, and dyeing, the author's primary interest, but also on basketry, quilting, and other pursuits. All in all, the book is an important publishing event." -Berea College Newsletter "T
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; Works Cited; Index to Introduction; Facsimile of Mountain Homespun; Contents; Illustrations; Part I. The Crafts; Part II. The People; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Reprint. Originally published by Yale University Press, 1931, under title: Mountain homespun.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613267498
- 9781283267496
- 1283267497
- 9781572337343
- 1572337346
- OCLC:
- 735603986
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