Frontmatter
Foreword / Jones, Louis C.
Preface
Contents
Illustrations
I. The Homespun Age
II. The Setting of the Stage
III. The Pioneer Goes Forward
IV. The Clearing of the Land
V. The Glorious Ox Team
VI. The Log Home in the Clearing
VII. The Story of a Farm
VIII. What Crops Did the Pioneer Grow?
IX. The Crops of the Homespun Age
X. Meadows and Pastures in Bygone Days
XI. Living off the Wilderness
XII. The Wooden Age
XIII. Joiners and Cabinetmakers
XIV. The Old Millstream
XV. Shingle Shaving and Other Handicrafts in Wood
XVI. Wooden Age Occupations
XVII. The Sad Story of Silk Production and the Success of Tanning
XVIII. Workers in Leather
XIX. Some Minor Crafts
XX. The Farm Implements of the Homespun Age
XXI. The Ways by Which Our Fathers Threshed
XXII. The Household Handicrafts
XXIII. The Golden Fleece
Postscript
Index