Sundials and Roses of Yesterday by Alice Morse Earle

Sundials and Roses of Yesterday by Alice Morse Earle

The American social historian and antiquarian Alice Morse Earle (1851–1911) published this lavishly illustrated book, among the last of her works, in 1902. By this time she had developed a distinctive style of historical writing which made innovative use of material evidence in its focus on the details of everyday life. She was particularly interested in family and society in colonial America, and her views about the importance of ancestry were reflected in her membership of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her fascination for beautiful things found lively expression in this learned and charming exploration of two 'garden delights'. Drawing readily on folklore, literature and anecdote, Earle brings to life her history of sundials and roses in Europe and America, touching on practical, aesthetic and symbolic aspects.

Earle, Alice Morse: - Alice Morse Earle (1851 - 1911) was an American historian and bestselling author born in Worcester, Massachusetts. When she was 23, she married and moved to New York. She began to write shortly before she turned forty. Unlike many historians of the time, Earle wrote about small sociological details rather than grand events, providing valuable insights into America's Colonial era. Earle spent all of her adult life in Brooklyn Heights, New York with her husband and four children, where she enjoyed tending her garden.

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ISBN 13	9781108065184
ISBN 10	110806518X
Title	Sundials and Roses of Yesterday
Author	Alice Morse Earle
Series	Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2013-09-19
Number of pages	588
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