People who Make Things: How American Craftsmen Live and Work
- ISBN-10
- 0689500122
- ISBN-13
- 9780689500121
- Category
- Artisans
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Author
- Carolyn Meyer
Description
Traces the history of spinning and weaving, patchwork and quilting, silversmithing, jewelry making, glassblowing, pottery, woodworking, and bookbinding and examines the lives of two or three artisans working in each craft.
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