The salt-box house is an iconic piece of New England architecture, and this book offers a detailed look at the lives of the people who inhabited them in the 18th century. Drawing on diaries, letters, and other primary sources, Jane De Forest Shelton paints a vivid picture of daily life in a small Massachusetts town, from the challenges of farming to the rhythms of family life. An illuminating read for anyone interested in the history of New England.

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