Calico dresses and buffalo robes : American West fashions from the 1840s to the 1890s

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Title:

Calico dresses and buffalo robes : American West fashions from the 1840s to the 1890s

Author:

Krohn, Katherine E.

ISBN:

9780761358909

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : Twenty-first Century Books, c2012.

Physical Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 27 cm.

Series:

Dressing a nation : the history of U.S. fashion

Contents:

First westerners -- Women's wear -- Rugged clothing for rugged men -- Completing her outfit -- Manly flourishes -- Trendsetters and rule breakers.

Subject Term:

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.)

Geographic Term:

West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	J 391 DRE	Searching... Unknown

What would you have worn if you lived in the Old West? It depends on who you were! For example, Native Americans made clothing from rabbit fur, deerskins, buffalo hides, and plant fibers. They decorated their clothing with beads, porcupine quills, fringe, and feathers. However, cowboy gear included leather chaps, boots, and bandanas. Cowboys used their tall, wide-brimmed hats for protection from sun and rain and sometimes to carry water. Read more about fashions of the Old West--from buckskins to sunbonnets to sombreros--in this fascinating book!

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 5 Up-These well-written and appealing books place clothing and fashion, from underwear to headgear, in the larger context of American history, emphasizing that for most of our past, clothing signified status and reinforced societal roles, especially for women. The series includes information about the clothing of many groups, notably Native Americans, African Americans, soldiers, and children. It also discusses regional and ethnic differences in dress and traces how clothing styles and forms reflected changes in society. Large, attractive period illustrations and color and archival photos and boxed quotes enhance the texts. This series is certain to draw both researchers and browsers. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Women's wear	p. 14
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 Manly Flourishes	p. 38
Chapter 6 Epilogue	p. 54
Timeline	p. 58
Glossary	p. 59
Source Notes	p. 60
Selected Bibliography	p. 61
Further Reading and Websites	p. 61
Index	p. 63

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