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Tables of Contents for Ideas and Images
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Editors' Introduction
vii
3
Illustrations
x
1
Acknowledgments
xi
1 Why Explore a Home's History
1
8
PART I Searching for Clues
9
70
2 A Home's Setting
9
14
3 The Home Itself
23
16
4 Written Records
39
20
5 Oral and Visual Sources
59
20
PART II Interpreting the Clues
79
80
6 Achieving the American Dream in Housing
79
18
7 The Regional House
97
12
8 Construction Techniques and Materials
109
18
9 Household Technology
127
8
10 Families at Home
135
12
11 Putting Together a House History
147
12
Index
159