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United States of Americana : backyard chickens, burlesque beauties, and handmade bitters : a field guide to the new American roots movement / Kurt B. Reighley ; illustrations by Aaron Bagley.

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United States of Americana : backyard chickens, burlesque beauties, and handmade bitters : a field guide to the new American roots movement / Kurt B. Reighley ; illustrations by Aaron Bagley.
Author
Reighley, Kurt B.
Publication
New York ; London : Harper Paperbacks, c2010.

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viii, 244 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"A vivid survey of how and why young urban Americans are finding inspiration in Americana and the cultural traditions of an earlier time in many areas of contemporary life"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Americana > Social aspects
  • Young adults > United States > Social life and customs
  • Material culture > United States
  • Popular culture > United States
  • City and town life > United States
  • United States > Social life and customs
  • United States > Social life and customs > 1971-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-241).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The remaking of Americans: philosophy & history -- How adapting America's dusty past is shaping a brighter future -- Food for thought: new old-fashioned eating -- Backyard chickens, home canning, celebrity butchers -- Time in a Bottle: cocktails & spirits -- Classic cocktails meet newfangled speakeasies -- Shave & a haircut: grooming -- Barber shops, straight razors, championship facial hair -- A rugged exterior: fashion & apparel -- Timeless American workwear and reinterpreting the classics -- Built to last: leatherwork & accessories -- Boots, shoes, and outsourcing to the Amish -- Songs of pioneers: music -- From old-time Appalachia to the modern "grange" movement -- The great indoors: design & decor -- Taxidermy, cabinets of curiosity, Hatch Show print -- One stitch at a time: crafts & the D.I.Y. handmade movement -- There's no "ordinary" in embroidery -- All that glitters: lively arts -- Midriffs and midways: the return of burlesque and circuses.
ISBN
  • 9780061946493 (pbk.)
  • 0061946494 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2010015318
OCLC
526057588
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library