The Seasons of America Past

"The book has a real reference value, but it will also offer … hours of enjoyable reading." — Library Journal
From flying kites in early spring to hunting and fishing during the glorious days of Indian summer, author Eric Sloane takes readers through a year's activities as he applies his reverent touch to yet another fascinating aspect of early American life. From "sugaring-time," spring plowing, and June weddings, to strawberry picking, weeding season, the fall harvest, and cider-making, his winning book recalls the rustic endeavors of not so long ago, when the time of year determined when a tree was to be chopped down, fences rebuilt, and tree stumps pulled out.
More than 70 of the author's own pen-and-ink drawings charmingly depict cider mills and presses, sleds, pumps and wells, axes, plows, and other elements of America's rural heritage. A section of old recipes and household hints adds additional color and practical value to this delightful book.
"Anyone with an eye for antiques and a yen to know America from the roots up will treasure this detailed record of seasonal life in new England." — Chicago Sunday Tribune

• Once Upon a Time: The Way America Was
• A Reverence for Wood
• A Museum of Early American Tools (Americana)
• Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 (Dover Books on Americana)
• Eric Sloane's Weather Book
• Eric Sloane's An Age of Barns: An Illustrated Review of Classic Barn Styles and Construction
• Our Vanishing Landscape (Dover Books on Americana)
• Do's and Don'ts of Yesteryear: A Treasury of Early American Folk Wisdom
• Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather
• The Little Red Schoolhouse (Dover Books on Americana)