A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day.At the center of the United States' economic and social development, according to conventional wisdom, are industry, commodities, and technology-while craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this innovative account, revealing how makers have always been central to America's identity. Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to define itself, and artisans are there-from the silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how craft has long been implicated in debates around inequality, education, and class, as well as America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals. Yet .
1. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
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A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
6. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
7.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
11. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
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Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
16. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
17.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
21. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
22.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
26. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
27.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
31. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
32.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
36. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
37.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
41. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
42.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
46. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
47.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
51. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
52.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
56. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
57.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
61. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
62.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
66. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
67.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
71. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
72.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
76. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
77.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.
81. *Now You Are Reading : Craft: An American
History
Craft: An American History
82.
Books Excerpt
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history
of how artisans created America, from the
nation's origins to the present day.At the center
of the United States' economic and social
development, according to conventional wisdom,
are industry, commodities, and technology-while
craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated
to a bygone past. Renowned craft historian Glenn
Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this
innovative account, revealing how makers have
always been central to America's identity.
Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to
define itself, and artisans are there-from the
silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary
carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into
Boston Harbor, to today's ?craftivists.? From
Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy
Ross to the AIDS Quilt.Adamson documents how
craft has long been implicated in debates around
inequality, education, and class, as well as
America's failures to live up to its loftiest ideals.