Rural America: A Pictorial Folk Memory

Winner of a 1995 Best Book Award from the MidAmerica Publishers Association, this book is an affectionate tribute to agrarian America before the Industrial Revolution. Profusely illustrated with 150 vintage black-and-white photos from the Library of Congress, this book is both historical essay and catalog of an almost vanished way of life. The details in many of the photos could serve as excellent reference for historical re-enactors, stage managers, anyone seeking to recreate authentic period settings.