Ebook: The Colonial Craftsman

Excellent study by distinguished historian examines lives and work of American craftsmen in the years before the Revolution-cabinetmakers, silversmiths, pewterers, printers, painters, engravers, blacksmiths, button-makers, shipwrights, many more. 18 illus. References.;Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Chapter I -- THE CRAFTSMAN OF THE RURAL SOUTH; INTRODUCTORY; THE CRAFTSMAN OF THE RURAL SOUTH; Chapter II -- THE VILLAGE CRAFTSMAN OF THE RURAL NORTH; Chapter III -- THE URBAN CRAFTSMAN (I); Chapter IV -- THE URBAN CRAFTSMAN (2); Chapter V -- THE CRAFTSMAN AT WORK; Chapter VI -- THE CRAFTSMAN AS A CITIZEN; NOTES; INDEX.