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Click to enlargeOnce Upon a Time: The Way America Was

Eric Sloane
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ISBN: 0486444112
Page Count: 64
Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 11
This nostalgic text brims with gentle philosophies and descriptions of how we used to live — self-sufficiently — on land, in homes, and among things built by hand. The author's charming illustrations celebrate our heritage and the spirit that nurtured it, but also recall the vanished joys of America's pioneer past. 44 line illustrations.
Republication of the New York, 1982 edition.

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