Title Making furniture in preindustrial America : the social economy of Newtown and Woodbury, Connecticut / Edward S. Cooke, Jr.

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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	338.09746 C772M	Check Shelf

Description	xiii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	Studies in industry and society ; 10
	Studies in industry and society ; 10.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	List of Tables and Charts -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Need for the Artisanal Voice (starting p. 3) -- 1 The Preindustrial Joiner in Western Connecticut, 1760-1820 (starting p. 13) -- 2 The Social Economy of the Preindustrial Joiner (starting p. 33) -- 3 The Joiners of Newtown and Woodbury (starting p. 49) -- 4 Socioeconomic Structure in Newtown and Woodbury (starting p. 69) -- 5 Consumer Behavior in Newtown and Woodbury (starting p. 91) -- 6 Workmanship of Habit: The Furniture of Newtown (starting p. 118) -- 7 Workmanship of Competition: The Furniture of Woodbury (starting p. 151) -- Conclusion: The Response to Market Capitalism (starting p. 190) -- Appendix A: Biographies of Newtown Joiners, 1760-1820 (starting p. 201) -- Appendix B: Biographies of Woodbury Joiners, 1760-1820 (starting p. 217) -- Notes (starting p. 233) -- Glossary of Furniture Terms (starting p. 273) -- Note on Sources and Methods (starting p. 277) -- Index (starting p. 285)
Terms Of Use	Current Copyright Fee: GBP17.50 0. Uk
Subject	Furniture -- Connecticut -- Newtown -- History -- 18th century.
	Furniture -- Connecticut -- Newtown -- History -- 19th century.
	Furniture -- Connecticut -- Woodbury -- History -- 18th century.
	Furniture -- Connecticut -- Woodbury -- History -- 19th century.
	Furniture industry and trade -- Connecticut -- History.
	Newtown (Conn.) -- Economic conditions.
	Woodbury (Conn.) -- Economic conditions.
	Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
	Furniture. (OCoLC)fst00936488
	Furniture industry and trade. (OCoLC)fst00936544
	Connecticut. (OCoLC)fst01205688
	Connecticut -- Newtown. (OCoLC)fst01212738
	Connecticut -- Woodbury. (OCoLC)fst01226231
	Möbeltischlerei.
	Neuengland.
Chronological Term	1700-1899
	Geschichte 1760-1820.
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	Making furniture in pre-industrial America
ISBN	0801852536 (alk. paper)
	9780801852534 (alk. paper)

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