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Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New England's Oldest Continuously LIved-In House. [1st Hardcover; SIGNED by author]

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Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New England's Oldest Continuously LIved-In House. [1st Hardcover; SIGNED by author]

by Messer, Sarah

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0670003158
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9780670003150
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NY. Viking (c2004) HARDCOVER. Fine/Fine dj. (Not a remainder. Book & jacket as new: clean/unmarked/crisp. a gift quality copy, signed by the author) 8vo. Illustrated in black & white. 1st Printing per print line. SIGNED by the author on title page.

Synopsis

A quirky and fascinating memoir of a childhood spent with the legacy and ghosts of a 300-year-old houseIn her critically acclaimed, ingenious memoir, Sarah Messer explores America’s fascination with history, family, and Great Houses. Her Massachusetts childhood home had sheltered the Hatch family for 325 years when her parents bought it in 1965. The will of the house’s original owner, Walter Hatch—which stipulated Red House was to be passed down, "never to be sold or mortgaged from my children and grandchildren forever"—still hung in the living room. In Red House, Messer explores the strange and enriching consequences of growing up with another family’s birthright. Answering the riddle of when shelter becomes first a home and then an identity, Messer has created a classic exploration of heritage, community, and the role architecture plays in our national identity.

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Title
Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New England's Oldest Continuously LIved-In House. [1st Hardcover; SIGNED by author]
Author
Messer, Sarah
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New
ISBN 10
0670003158
ISBN 13
9780670003150
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
NY.
Date Published
(c2004)
Pages
x. + 390pp.
Keywords
Americana, 17th Century Marshfield Colonial Massachusetts New England Architecture Houses, Hatch Family House, Sarah Messer SIGNED Editions
Size
8vo.

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