Title & Author:

Houses and homes : exploring their history / Barbara J. Howe [and others].

Publication:

Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History, ©1987.

Description:

xii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

The Nearby history series ; 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why explore a home's history? -- PART I: SEARCHING FOR CLUES. A home's setting -- The home itself -- Written records -- Oral and visual sources -- PART II: INTERPRETING THE CLUES. Achieving the American dream in housing -- The regional house -- Construction techniques and materials -- Household technology -- Families at home -- Putting together a house history.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0910050848 (pbk.)
9780910050845 (pbk.)
0761989293
9780761989295
0761989323
9780761989325

Subject:

Dwellings United States Historiography.
Dwellings Research United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Historic buildings United States.
Historic buildings Research United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Local history.
Habitations États-Unis Historiographie.
Monuments historiques États-Unis.
Histoire locale.
Habitations Recherche États-Unis Guides, manuels, etc.
local history (discipline)
Historic buildings Research
Dwellings Historiography
Dwellings Research
Historic buildings
United States History, Local Handbooks, manuals, etc.
États-Unis Histoire locale Guides, manuels, etc.
United States
United States History, Local Handbook, manuals, etc.

Form/genre:

handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Local history
Guides et manuels.

Added entries:

Howe, Barbara J.
Nearby history series ; 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 20861
Call No.: ID E180 REF; ID:87-B7933
Status: Available