Calico Dresses and Buffalo Robes

Calico Dresses and Buffalo Robes
Author: Katherine Krohn
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761380523

What would you have worn if you lived in the Old West? It depends on who you were! For example, Native Americans made clothing from rabbit fur, deerskins, buffalo hides, and plant fibers. They decorated their clothing with beads, porcupine quills, fringe, and feathers. However, cowboy gear included leather chaps, boots, and bandanas. Cowboys used their tall, wide-brimmed hats for protection from sun and rain and sometimes to carry water. Read more about fashions of the Old West—from buckskins to sunbonnets to sombreros—in this fascinating book!

World Clothing and Fashion

World Clothing and Fashion
Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 825
Release: 2015-03-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317451678

Taking a global, multicultural, social, and economic perspective, this work explores the diverse and colourful history of human attire. From prehistoric times to the age of globalization, articles cover the evolution of clothing utility, style, production, and commerce, including accessories (shoes, hats, gloves, handbags, and jewellery) for men, women, and children. Dress for different climates, occupations, recreational activities, religious observances, rites of passages, and other human needs and purposes - from hunting and warfare to sports and space exploration - are examined in depth and detail. Fashion and design trends in diverse historical periods, regions and countries, and social and ethnic groups constitute a major area of coverage, as does the evolution of materials (from animal fur to textiles to synthetic fabrics) and production methods (from sewing and weaving to industrial manufacturing and computer-aided design). Dress as a reflection of social status, intellectual and artistic trends, economic conditions, cultural exchange, and modern media marketing are recurring themes. Influential figures and institutions in fashion design, industry and manufacturing, retail sales, production technologies, and related fields are also covered.

Buckskin Dresses and Pumpkin Breeches

Buckskin Dresses and Pumpkin Breeches
Author: Kate Havelin
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761358870

Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the colonial period, from the garments and accessories worn by different Native American groups to the fashions at the time of the American Revolution.

The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits

The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits
Author: Alison Behnke
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761358927

Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the mid twentieth century, from every day clothes to high fashion.

Report

Report
Author: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 606
Release: 1887
Genre: America
ISBN:

Report

Report
Author: Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1881
Genre: America
ISBN:

Petticoats and Frock Coats

Petticoats and Frock Coats
Author: Cynthia Overbeck Bix
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761358889

Looks at the different modes of dress in America from the 1770s to the 1860s, examining the clothing and accessories of the common people and soldiers, as well as the men and women of the upper and middle classes.

Hoopskirts, Union Blues, and Confederate Grays

Hoopskirts, Union Blues, and Confederate Grays
Author: Kate Havelin
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761358897

Looks at the different modes of dress in America during the Civil War, from the garments and accessories worn by slaves, soldiers, and common people to the fashion of the upper classes and the beginnings of high fashion.

Dammed

Dammed
Author: Brittany Luby
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-10-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0887558755

"Dammed: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory" explores Canada’s hydroelectric boom in the Lake of the Woods area. It complicates narratives of increasing affluence in postwar Canada, revealing that the inverse was true for Indigenous communities along the Winnipeg River. "Dammed" makes clear that hydroelectric generating stations were designed to serve settler populations. Governments and developers excluded the Anishinabeg from planning and operations and failed to consider how power production might influence the health and economy of their communities. By so doing, Canada and Ontario thwarted a future that aligned with the terms of treaty, a future in which both settlers and the Anishinabeg might thrive in shared territories. The same hydroelectric development that powered settler communities flooded manomin fields, washed away roads, and compromised fish populations. Anishinaabe families responded creatively to manage the government-sanctioned environmental change and survive the resulting economic loss. Luby reveals these responses to dam development, inviting readers to consider how resistance might be expressed by individuals and families, and across gendered and generational lines. Luby weaves text, testimony, and experience together, grounding this historical work in the territory of her paternal ancestors, lands she calls home. With evidence drawn from archival material, oral history, and environmental observation, "Dammed" invites readers to confront Canadian colonialism in the twentieth century.