This is an important study of the fine handcrafted furniture made in America between 1840 and 1880, considered to be the most productive period of American furniture making. Most pieces are identified by the cabinetmakers, which made them. Biographies of the leading cabinetmakers from all over America are presented. Most of the examples in the book have not been seen before in any publication. Filled with hundreds of photographs of furniture from Rococco to Neo-Greco, this book is a must for historians and collectors.