Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
Frontier Living: An Illustrated Guide To Pioneer Life In America
A history book that traces life on the American frontier through Edwin Tunis’s abundant illustrations. It brings pioneer life into focus through homes, tools, travel, school, work, and other everyday details.
Work Information
A visual guide to everyday life on the frontier.
A history book that carefully reconstructs frontier life, from tools and homes to travel and school. The author’s own illustrations give the narrative its shape and texture.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Published
- 2000-08-01
- Pages
- 168 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 21.59 x 0.76 x 27.62 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781585741373
- ISBN-10
- 158574137X
- Price
- 3564 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/History/Americas/United States/19th Century
With more than 200 illustrations by the author.
EDWIN TUNIS has a distinguished reputation as an artist, illustrator, and muralist. He is also the author of several books on American history, including Colonial Living, which won the Thomas A. Edison Award, as well as Oars, Sails and Steam, Wheels, and The Young United States: 1783-1830.
Reviews
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Indispensable for adults as well as young readers
The subtitle says it all: "An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America, Including Log Cabins, Furniture, Tools, Clothing, and More." From about 1725 to the closing of the frontier, Tunis examines dozens of aspects of American frontier life in this sequel to his "Colonial Living," and even touches on history (the little-known Black Hawk War, the Santa Fe trade, etc.). His clear, detailed pen-and-ink sketches provide a perfect visual accompaniment to written commentary. (Check out the household articles on pp. 24-5, the tub mill on p. 40, the spinning wheels and loom on pp. 46-8, and--my favorite--the elementary prairie well-drilling rig on p. 157, to take just a few examples.) As is often the case with juvenile social histories, he manages to touch on things you don't learn in books written for an adult audience, so the volume should be useful to researchers of every age. My one complaint is the positioning of the page numbers, which are buried in the crack of the binding! This is a book I was delighted to add to my collection, and I recommend it to everyone who has an interest in pre-1900 America.
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Four Stars
Interesting and comprehensive.
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Seems to be a nice book
What's a nice book
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Excellent Book, Excellent Condition, Excellent Service
I discovered this book at my local library and just knew I had to have a copy. I am working on my family history and this book contains excellent illustrations and concise descriptions of the frontier from the beginning of settling this country through its movement westward. The service from the provider was fast, efficient; the book arrived in great condition. Very pleased overall.
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An illustrated explanation of American technology before the age of photography.
A good nuts and bolts approach tot he material life of Americans from 1620-1850. How they farmed, manufactured, traded and built things. Some of the snarkier judgemental views of the author on the societies (particularly native americans) was unwelcome. The illustrations, mostly by the author, are quite nice and add a lot to understanding the paragraphs.