early consumers in backcountry Virginia Martin, Ann Smart 1960- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. mdu Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xiv, 260 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps. In backcountry time -- The business of revolutions: John Hook and the Atlantic world : William Meade's Scottish clock -- Getting the goods: local acquisition in a tobacco economy : the iron plate -- Accounting for life: objects, names, and numbers : the ledger -- Living the backcountry: styles and standards : the Wade cabin in backcountry time -- Setting the stage, playing the part: stores as consumption spaces : ribbons of desire -- Suckey's looking glass: African Americans as consumers : mirrors and meanings -- Country gentleman in a new country: John Hook's beef. Ann Smart Martin. Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-240) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-va Hook, John 1745-1808 Consumption (Economics) Virginia History 18th century Consumer behavior United States History 18th century Merchants Virginia Biography Material culture Virginia 18th century History Country life Virginia History 18th century Virginia Social life and customs 18th century HC107.V83 C66 2008eb 339.4/70975509033 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10375802 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10375802 CaPaEBR 070614 ebr10375802