The Smithsonian Institution presents a curated collection of lively how-to projects representing four realms of American domestic arts: cooking, crafts, decorating, and gardening. Filled with ideas and interesting quotations and anecdotes, this illustrated book contains 50 DIY projects—from a uniquely American quilt pattern to terrarium making and baking an apple pie—that all offer satisfying ways to bring history and culture to life. This is a craft book that supplies not only the how but also the who, and so here too are profiles of people who really made a difference in these disciplines, including Julia Child, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eva Zeisel, Gertrude Jekyll, and Rachel Carson.