EIGHT HANDS ROUND:
A Patchwork Alphabet

Illustrated by Jeanette Winter
HarperCollins, 1991
ISBN 0-06-024689-8
Paperback ISBN 0-06-443464-8

A 1991 Notable Social Studies Book
The New York Times Notable Book of 1991

This delightful, informative alphabet book
uses the names of early American patchwork patterns
to describe life in this country during the first one hundred years
after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

REVIEWS

The New York Times
“Like a quilt that grows old gracefully, this book promises to become well thumbed over the years.”

Smithsonian
“The cleverest history book of the year.”

Kirkus Reviews
“A novel way to introduce patchwork’s economic, social and artistic role while relating it to history.”

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