The American Heritage History of American Antiques from the Revolution to the Civil War; The American Heritage History of the Making of the Nation, 1783-1860 (Two Volume Set)

American Heritage Publishing Co, 1968. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Near fine hardcover volumes in near fine publisher slipcase. The American Heritage 1968-1969 Catalogue laid in. Two volume set in publisher slipcase. VOLUME ONE CONTENTS: Preface; Republican Modes: The Federal Styles (1783-1815); American Empire: The Classic Summation (1815-1840); Short Cuts to Style: Craftsmen and Machines; Heir to the Ages: Victorian Eclecticism (1840-1860); Some Domestic Sciences: The Functioning Home; Forms of Tradition: American Folk Art; Glossary of Terms; Style Charts; Acknowledgments and Index. VOLUME TWO CONTENTS: Introduction; The New Nation; The Constitution; The Young Navy; Adams and Jefferson; The First Years; The War of 1812; The Rigors of Travel; New Frontiers; West with the Frontier; Jackson and the Common Man; A Nation of Farmers; The Mexican War; Mill Town and Factory; Trends and People; The Peculiar Institution; The Gathering Storm; The American Negro in Art; Growth of the Cities; The Nation Divided; The Last Look at Peace; Acknowledgments and Index.