Name/Title
Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake, 1805Entry/Object ID
2007.014.8Description
This reprint of an actual early 19th-century diary provides today's readers with an engaging rarity: a fifteen-year old farm boy's brief, concise notebook and author Eric Sloane's delightful drawings and explanatory narrative of the daily entries. A bygone era, preserved in its simplicity, is revealed in text that tells of life on a New England farm and such common tasks as nail-making, bridge-building, shingle-splitting, and spring plowing. 72 illustrations.
xiii, 108 p. illus., diagrs., facsims; 21 cm.; softcoverCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2007.014.Source or Donor
Mr. Martin N. MurphyAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Martin N. MurphyLexicon
Search Terms
United States local history, Agriculture, Country life, Farm life--New England, Farm equipment--New England, New England--Social life and customs, Rural youth--New England--DiariesBook Details
Author
Sloane, EricPublisher
Ballantine BooksDate Published
1965Call No.
F4 .S55 1965ISBN
034524385295LCCN
62018313Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Shelf
Hall BookshelfBuilding
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Category
PermanentLocation
Building
NR Docent LibraryCategory
PermanentCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
September 14, 2007Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023