Houses and Homes: Exploring Their History

by Barbara J. Howe, Dolores A. Fleming, Emory L. Kemp

This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, contruction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles.

168 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1987