Pioneer Arts and Crafts (Heritage)

By Edwin C. Guillet

Book Overview

Pioneer Arts and Crafts describes all aspects of domestic manufactures and processes of pioneer days, tracing the development of wood-working, tanning, spinning and weaving, and exploring cooking and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802060811
• ISBN13: 9780802060815
• Release Date: December 1968
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Pioneer Arts and Crafts of Upper Canada

Pioneer Arts and Crafts was first published in 1940 and was subsequently included in an expanded form in Pioneer Farmer and Backwoodsman. Guillet claims to have derived his information from a number of early writings, but aside from Catharine Traill (The Female Emigrant's Guide) and Samuel Strickland, none are named; the book has no bibliography. But the information is no doubt authentic. The book consists of ten chapters, dealing with topics such as "Making things for the home," "Spinning and weaving industries," "Food processes and recipes," and "cattle and their by-products". The writing is clear and concise, and geared toward a general audience. A number of illustrations have been added to this edition, which is but 97 pages in length.