Description: Journey into America's past with this warm, personal account of living in a historic New England Georgian home and the family who owned it for over 200 years Rich local and national history of 18th-century America and depictions of daily life Includes 25 adapted historic recipes, county records, inventories, a military diary, and details on 18th-century cooking ingredients, fabric, paint, and antiques discovered from a present-day archaeological excavation Prompted by a serendipitous visit to a bookstore, an epiphany leads Paula Bennett and her husband, Harvey, to southern Maine where they spontaneously buy the General Ichabod Goodwin House with its original nine-over-six windows, wide-plank painted wood floors, early Georgian moldings, and an 8-ft wide hearth perfect for cooking. **This hardcover book would make an exceptionally sunning coffee table book with gorgeous imagery and the detailed cover.
Price: 22 USD
Location: South Berwick, Maine
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Shipping Cost: 8.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: Dust Jacket
Book Title: Imagining Ichabod : My Journey into 18th-Century America Through Its History, Food, and a Georgian House
Number of Pages: 268 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bauer & Dean Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Construction / General, Adaptive Reuse & Renovation, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Archaeology, Historic Preservation / General, General, History, United States / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Cooking, Architecture, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 28.2 Oz
Author: Paula Bennett
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 7.4 in
Format: Hardcover
