by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 123 pages, 6-1/2" x 9-1/4". A compilation of engrossing facts and anecdotes vitalized by the author's own pen, this book captures the living legacy of America as seen in "the things that were". Exploring our national attic of vanishing ways and obsolete occupations such as the barber-surgeon, tithingmen, sawyers, nailers, plumbum-men and a great variety of artisans, illustrating the activities, customs, and things created by the people who made their living in antique ways.