For his fifteenth birthday in 1805, Noah Blake received a little leather-bound diary. This reprint of his actual journal offers modern readers a charming glimpse of a vanished era through the eyes of a nineteenth-century farm boy. Eric Sloane—a distinguished historian, author, and artist—has expanded Noah Blake's daily entries with a fascinating explanatory narrative and 72 delightful drawings.
Hailed by
Library Journal as "informative and nostalgic," this unique book features descriptions and drawings of such common chores as making nails, building a bridge, splitting shingles, spring plowing, and maple-sugaring, along with the construction of an entire backwoods farm. The result is a remarkable window onto the customs and preoccupations of rural New England two centuries ago.
Reprint of the Wilfred Funk, Inc., New York, 1962 edition.
Availability | Usually ships in 24 to 48 hours |
ISBN 10 | 0486463044 |
ISBN 13 | 9780486463049 |
Author/Editor | Eric Sloane |
Format | Hardcover |
Page Count | 128 |
Dimensions | 8 3/8 x 11 |