Alabama Quilts
Wilderness Through World War II, 1682-1950
$159.37
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2020
Summary
Alabama Quilts: Wilderness through World War II, 1682-1950
This book offers a comprehensive look at the quilts of Alabama, spanning a period of 268 years, from before Alabama was part of the Mississippi Territory through World War II. The quilts are examined within their cultural context, considering the community, the time in which they were made, the lives of the makers, and the events they represent.
Beginning as early as 1682 with a fragment potentially the oldest quilt …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496831392 |
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| ISBN-10: | 149683139X |
| Author: | Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff, Carole Ann King, Steve Murray |
| Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Imprint: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.32kg |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 261mm x 264mm |
Critics Review
Alabama Quilts makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the history of American quilt making. The histories of the quilts and their makers are set solidly within the context of Alabama’s history, and many of the quilts described are noteworthy in terms of style, construction, and history. Readers will prize this book for its remarkable personal stories and color photos of quilts.–Katherine J. Adams, author of Comfort and Glory: Two Centuries of American Quilts from the Briscoe Center
Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff
Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff (1944-2019) was author of numerous books on quilting, including Martha Skelton: Master Quilter of Mississippi; Threading the Generations: A Mississippi Family’s Quilt Legacy; and Mississippi Quilts, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
Carole Ann King is curator at Old Alabama Town & Landmarks Foundation, which authentically restores nineteenth- and twentieth-century structures in downtown historic Montgomery.
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