2584169The Age of Homespunhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-age-of-homespun-9780307416865/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3080755/8f118c26-1f84-43d8-8879-34a15b698b1a.jpg?v=638384853734600000230299MXNKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial Americaranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sockrelinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history.In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history....2520186The Age of Homespun230299https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-age-of-homespun-9780307416865/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3080755/8f118c26-1f84-43d8-8879-34a15b698b1a.jpg?v=638384853734600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099780307416865_W3siaWQiOiI0ZTFmZDI3MS1mMmFlLTQ5NTEtOTMxOC1iMTY0N2I2NDdjOGYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI2NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjYxLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIwNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDJUMDU6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d;9780307416865_W3siaWQiOiJhYWE1MjA1Yy02MzNhLTRlNWQtOGY3NC1mM2RiM2E2MDRmZDQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ2LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxMSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780307416865_They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial Americaranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sockrelinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history.In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history....9780307416865_Knopf Doubleday Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_2c335aa6-f3f1-4b9f-8898-f8a54dc74201_9780307416865;9780307416865_9780307416865Laurel ThatcherInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-3de7ab8c-f4e0-4a8c-9b28-ffe40c4a68c4.epub2009-08-26T00:00:00+00:00Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group