Brewer, Priscilla J.

From Fireplace to Cookstove; Technology and The Domestic Ideal in America

Syracuse University Press, 2000. Hardcover. 338 pages. Brewer examines the development and history of the first American appliance - the cast-iron stove. While exploring the shift from fireplaces to stoves for cooking and heating in American homes, Brewer sheds light on changing responses to technology.
Clean, crisp copy. Covered in protective mylar. Maroon cloth covered boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. Item #3313

Price: $35.00