Families and Farmhouses in Nineteenth-Century America: Vernacular Design and Social Change by Sally McMurry - March 1997

University of Tennessee Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

University of Tennessee Press, 1997-03-03. Paperback. Good. 9x6x0. University of Tennessee Press, 1997. Trade paperback; one corner of the flyleaf is clipped, otherwise Good condition.

Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press, 1997. Softcover. VG (light wear to wraps & corners. small indenation to spine top. very tightly bound; likely unread). pale yellow-green glossy wraps w/ green printing. 261 pgs w/ bw illustrations. A nice, sharp copy. "An era of great agricultural expansion in America, the nineteenth century witnessed the development of capitalist method, technological innovation, scientific experimentation, and the reorganization of social and family life -- changes that were reflected in striking transformations in the vernacular landscape. In this fascinating interdisciplinary study, Sally McMurry examines one arena of domestic change -- the design of northern rural farmhouses -- as an index of America's shift from an agrarian society to an urban, industrial nation. Drawing on myriad sources, McMurry shows how the farmhouse of the 1830s and 1840s -- a social and conceptual whole that integrated work, family, and leisure space -- gave way to a collection of… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Tennessee Press. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!