New England colonists, Wood argues, brought with them a cultural predisposition toward dispersed settlements within agricultural spaces called "towns" and "vill

Here are 20 patterns inspired by the Harris-ville yarns colors. (They can, of course, be made from other yarns, if preferred.) Smaller projects -- mittens and s

Create charming and historically accurate miniature buildings from New England's past. Easy instructions explain every step in the process--from cutting and glu

Pulitzer Prize Winner: “A meticulous and remarkably detailed account of the early government and social organization of the town of Sudbury, Massachusetts.”

This book documents the growth of industrial technology in these "little hamlets," covering the social, labor, economic, and technical aspects of this fascinati