American Family of the Federal Period Paper Dolls in Full Color

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Summary: For any one intrested in this time period...
Review: Tom Tinerney has written and drawn dozens of excellent books meant to educate children about what people of the past wore for various occasions.

This book is wonderful for those interested in the fashions of Federal America. It has fashions for every age tier, showing how a conservative older man's dress may differ from that of his adult son. It also shows the dilution of American fashions from European; even though they mirrored them, they lacked some of the extravagant wares.

Apart from that, it shows what your average family would wear, rather than that of the aristocracy or the very well off. The family featured is prosperous, but not rich.

Finally, the back pages have wonderful, accurate descriptions of all the fashions, why/where they originated, and descriptions of fabric, embellishments, accessories, and so on. This book is good for kids; great for fashion historians and re-creationists.