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Author:

Krohn, Katherine E.

Title:

Calico Dresses and Buffalo Robes : American West fashions from the 1840s to the 1890s / Katherine Krohn.

Publisher:

Twenty-first Century Books,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Clothing and dress--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Fashion--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Women's clothing--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Men's clothing--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Clothing--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Fashion--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Women's clothing--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Men's clothing--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Indians of North America--Clothing--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Clothing and dress--West (U.S.)--History.
Fashion--West (U.S.)--History.
Women's clothing--West (U.S.)--History.
Men's clothing--History.
Native American costume--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62) and index.

Summary:

Photographs and text examine the fashion trends of the American West from the 1840s to the 1890s, describing the materials used to make men's and women's clothing and the styles that were commonly worn.

Series:

Dressing a nation

ISBN:

0761358900
9780761358909 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011003036

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)