This paper doll book is great for teachers or people who enjoy the study of medieval culture and the history of costume. Tierney's drawings are lavish and nicely detailed, with a variety of costume styles for different classes and eras. Teachers will find these dolls a great visual aid for teaching students about the Middle Ages, and all readers will find the accompanying notes helpful and informative. This is a great series, and these books are well worth the price!

This was the first one of many of Tom's work that I've bought. I'm hooked, he does very pretty and! accurate work. He has given me more inspriation for my costume making than any other source. Plus, if I ever get bored I can always entertain myself by cutting them up and play "dollies". The price is the icing on the cake!

Tierney does it again! This time he captures the family of England's longest reigning monarch. A must have for fans of royalty and vintage costume.

These paper dolls are fabulous...The costumes are not only historically accurate, but the detail of the costumes is magnificent...Tom Tierney has done it again..!

Tom Tierny is no. 1 for historically accurate clothing, and his paper dolls are terrific!! I have several of his paperdoll collections..Definate buy for both children and adults interested in clothing!!

I'm 11 and My grandma and I had a great time with this book. I liked the pretty clothes. we also got "American Family of the 30's". I highly recommend it!

This is a great addition to Tierney's American Family series. It is one of my favorites! You see a typical surburban family, grandmother Pat and grandfather Ray, their son Walter and his wife Maude and their four children, all decked out in beautiful, Kennedy like Sunday best outfits. Before long, however, the mod sixties have hit, and even the parents are running around in crazy colors and Nehru jackets! (The grandparents are more sensible in cute matching colored outfits). My favorite style shown is the Summer of Love stylin' by the teenagers, with a shoking outfit worn by the second grade preteen (fishnet stockings on a seven year old!). The wedding is all fun, wild colors and grandma in a purple afro. This is a terrific story of the silliness of this era!!

I am 12 years old, and I already have a collection of more than 25 paperdoll books. This a wonderful book. It includes the grandparents, Thaddeus and Matilde, their son Benjamin & wife Lucinda, & their children, Montgomery(18), Jean Marie(15), Annabelle(10) & twins Elery and Clara(5). It shows the family during the beginning of the war, and includes outfits for all occasions. My favorite is the ball dress for Jean Marie & the one for Clara. I HIGHLY reccomend this book.

Tom Tinerney has written and drawn dozens of excellent books meant to educate children about what people of the past wore for various occasions.

This book is wonderful for those interested in the fashions of Federal America. It has fashions for every age tier, showing how a conservative older man's dress may differ from that of his adult son. It also shows the dilution of American fashions from European; even though they mirrored them, they lacked some of the extravagant wares.

Apart from that, it shows what your average family would wear, rather than that of the aristocracy or the very well off. The family featured is prosperous, but not rich.

Finally, the back pages have wonderful, accurate descriptions of all the fashions, why/where they originated, and descriptions of fabric, embellishments, accessories, and so on. This book is good for kids; great for fashion historians and re-creationists.

All of Tom Tierney's work is excellent, and these are no exception. The illustrations are colourful, historically accurate, and beautifully done. I use these in my history classes for illustration.

I love these paper dolls. The time period was very ornate at the time which called for some very ornate dresses. Red was a very fashionable color too. These paper dolls are great for kids and a great addition to paper doll collections. Also, look at some of Tom Tierneys other paper doll publishings which were just as good as these.

This is a great book. It includes an Annie Oakley doll, her husband Frank, Buffalo Bill, and Sitting Bull. It also includes a brief biographical account of Annie Oakley. The costumes are beautiful, and there are more than 10 for Annie. Each dress in the book actually existed and it tells what occasion the doll wore it for. This book is worth every penny, and is a must for fans of the Old West and paper doll buffs of any age.