Eric Sloane's Sketches of America Past

Includes three books:

1. Diary of An Early American Boy
   This reprint of an actual early 19th-century diary provides today's readers with an engaging rarity: a 15-year old farm boy's brief, concise notebook and Sloane's delightful drawings and explanatory narrative of the daily entries. A bygone era, preserved in its simplicity, is revealed in text that tells of life on a New England farm. 72 illustrations.
2. Museum of Early American Tools
   An absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made.
3. A Reverence for Wood
   This refreshing and delightfully written book underscores the important role that wood has played in the development of American life and culture.