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Eric Sloane

Noah Blake

Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 (Dover Books on Americana) Paperback – December 13, 2004

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For his fifteenth birthday in 1805, young Noah Blake's parents gave him a little leatherbound diary in which he recorded the various activities on his father's farm. This reprint of an actual early nineteenth-century book provides today's readers with a delightful rarity — a view of bygone days through the eyes of a young boy. Eric Sloane has taken the notebook with its brief comments and expanded the daily entries with explanatory narrative and 72 of his own remarkable drawings.
Verbal and graphic sketches detail the construction of an entire backwoods farm as well as such common tasks as making nails, building a bridge, splitting shingles, spring plowing, and maple-sugaring. The result is "an extraordinary glimpse into everyday Early American rural life . . . [that] will delight readers of all ages." — History in Review.

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Print length

128 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Dover Publications
Publication date

December 13, 2004
Dimensions

8.2 x 0.2 x 10.9 inches
ISBN-10

0486436667
ISBN-13

978-0486436661
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Rizwan Khan

excellent book :: must have

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023

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Eric Sloane at his best.

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023

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Let’s you experience early 19th century America in a very accessible manner.

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Lousy Cook

Not really a diary

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2007

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Like the previous reviewer, this book was not what I was expecting. Thinking that most teenage boys hundreds of years ago are just like teenage boys today, I was very surprised to find a published diary of a kid who was willing to write down his thoughts on life. With many entries consisting entirely of one or two words like "Plowed today." and "Do." (ditto), this book does little to offer the reader insight into the thoughts of this boy. The diary portion of the book is disappointing, and is used as a jumping off point for the author to explain in words and pictures about the technology of the early 19th century. The explanations are fascinating, the technology amazing. Anyone who has ever thought about how the pyramids could have been built by thousands of slaves should take a gander at how a covered bridge (that could hold the weight of oxen and a cart and it's load and driver) was constructed by a few neighborhood farmers. The illustrations are the backbone of this book and they are excellent. I wish the author would strike a deal with the publishers of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" series to draw and explain the machinery described in those books. I would recommend this book as a gift for anyone, kid or adult, who is interested in architecture or engineering, or who loves history.

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Brian M.

Excellent book that all American boys — young and old — would enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022

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This book is an easy and quick read that anyone should be able to complete in an evening. It is educational and interesting, and contains information about how pioneers completed tasks which we now take for granted. It is a testament to American ingenuity and hard work.

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A Book Every American Kid Should Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019

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I read this book in 1972 when I was about 15 years old. It had a huge impact on me. I still feel its influence today in how I look at the world. It helped me appreciate what American life was like years ago - and it caused me to look at my own life differently. After reading it, bound my own diaries and began recording my life. Oddly enough I can pull that diary off the shelf over 50 years later and read notes about the girl I had a crush on...and now have the pleasure of looking at as she sits across the dinner table from me.

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L. Taylor

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2011

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I checked out this book from the library when I was a kid (in the early 60s) and have been looking for it ever since. It's even better now, since I have some perspective about things in general. The actual diary is sweet, even if it describes everyday life in 1805 in a very terse way. It's a diary, after all, and I doubt Noah ever thought anyone was going to publish it so many years later.

What Eric Sloan has done with the illustrations is wonderful. His drawings and comments round out the diary, giving the reader an honest picture of life in those times, what a homestead such as Noah's would have looked like, and how things were made. The detail, from making a rocking chair to building a covered bridge, probably provides knowledge adequate to replicate those things today.

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D. Malament

Best eaten in small bites

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2010

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Diary of an Early American Boy is a very informative book. It is listed for use with Sonlight Curriculum's 4th Grade Science program. My 4th grader had trouble tolerating it. (Each child is different.) For my next child, I waited and will do this "4th Grade Science" program with him in his 5th grade year. I think it will be a good fit.

The book is best read aloud to this age level (10-11 years old), and in small increments. It is rich with content, and the illustrations are excellent. It is a sit together and savor the pictures kind of book, not a book to rush through. It is a go outside together and try to recreate the described invention kind of book. It is not to be rushed through, that would gain you little.

Buy, savor, but if you are in a hurry, don't bother. I don't think most kids will pick this book up on their own without prompting. The excellent illustrations are, nevertheless, black and white (or brown and white), and many children aren't drawn to these less stunning types of art.

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Kevin

Great book to read and gift!

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022

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My son bought this for his teacher and she loved it!

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Rural History in USA

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2020

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Good slice of rural life with good illustrations.

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Great Illustrations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2013

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All of Eric Sloane's books are beautiful, and this one follows a young American farmer at the start of the 19th century. It's a well formatted book with a dose of living history, americana and practical farming knowledge. I flick through it regularly

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