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The American Girl's Handy Book
Adelia B. Beard and Lina Beard
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First procure two pieces of cotton rope, three-sixteenths of an inch in size, each thirty-four feet long, costing about twenty-five cents apiece. Then one and a half pound of hammock twine or macrimé cord, No. 24, which will not cost more than fifty cents. Next, two lengths of cotton rope for guy-ropes, each five feet, price, both included, ten cents; making the total amount $1.10 for a strong, firm, tennis net which will prove serviceable and last many a season.
Runner. The Fid. Runner and Guy-rope.The other materials necessary are all home-made. These consist of two stakes, each five feet long (Fig. 12). Any kind of a strong pole, when sharpened at one end and a notch cut at the other, will answer the purpose. Four pegs, each one foot long (Fig. 13). These may be easily made of old broomsticks. Four runners (Fig. 14), each five inches long, one and a quarter wide, and about half an inch. . . Read More
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I read a lot of books like this because I find them endlessly fascinating things. They document the efforts of adults to educate children in the ways of the world and how to be an appropriate member of society. The fun part comes in these books when you start to question what sort of a world and wha
Fantastic! This book was first written in 1892 and is great on ideas for what to do with kids indoors (we've had a cold winter) and is very amusing as far as cost of items go. (I think it said an easel will cost around a dollar). But the ideas are still true and there's something about making qualit
Very useful
Recently bought this book to reread it, but I grew up reading it and doing activities from it. Not only is it a window into a different era, it's just full of brilliant things to do and the history of activities.
5/5 stars
This book is written from a prairie girl style (like Little House) but it is full of craft ideas. They seem to be dated ideas as I enjoyed reading it but I didn't find any craft projects of interest to me (which is a shocker cuz I love crafting!).
Might be more of an interest to a younger reader as
This book is filled with all kinds of fun ideas & the writing is delightful
written in 1887 it is full of beautiful language and entries from the authors like
"In the girls handy book which it has been our endeavor to make peculiarly American, we have sought to introduce original and novel ideas, and
"In the Beard sisters' version, 'the American girl' ranges in age from eight to eighteen. Healthy and spirited, she thinks nothing of taking a ten-mile 'romp' through woods and fields with a group of friends, and collects flowers and leaves for preservation or presentation to friends and relations.