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Author: Eric Sloane Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486425614 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 114
Book Description
This lovingly written book presents reliable records of such vanishing forms of architecture as the American barn and covered bridge. Delightful anecdotes accompany accurate line drawings of barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a "top hat" barn in North Carolina, and more. Over 75 black-and-white illustrations.
Author: Eric Sloane Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486425614 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 114
Book Description
This lovingly written book presents reliable records of such vanishing forms of architecture as the American barn and covered bridge. Delightful anecdotes accompany accurate line drawings of barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a "top hat" barn in North Carolina, and more. Over 75 black-and-white illustrations.
Author: Richard Sanders Allen Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486436624 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 130
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A richly detailed account of bridge builders, the tools they used, and their finished masterpieces, this profusely illustrated work describes foot bridges, latticework and double-decked structures, drawbridges, and more. Filled with information on bridge locations, lengths of spans, and other data, this priceless tribute to a bygone era. 150 black-and-white illustrations.
Author: Jeffrey E Blackman Publisher: Countryman Press ISBN: Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 104
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During the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries, the erection of nearly one thousand covered bridges was recorded in New England's archives. However, the ravages of time, storms, floods, neglect, and vandals have reduced the remaining historic, authentic covered bridges to fewer than two hundred. While the majority of these bridges are in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire, wonderful examples of covered bridges can be found in all six of the New England states.
Author: Eric Sloane Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486427607 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 130
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A compilation of engrossing facts and anecdotes vitalized by author Eric Sloane's own pen, this book captures the living legacy of America as seen in "the things that were." According to Sloane, "American Yesterday "explores "our national attic of vanishing ways and obsolete occupations." Impressed by the artistry and sturdy realism of pioneer builders, he takes genuine delight in exploring the unique careers of barber-surgeons, dowsers, 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." Sloane, a devoted student of early Americana, speaks lovingly of the people who spent much of their lives creating wardrobe closets, foot stoves, church pew armrests, grindstones, featherbed patter paddles, charcoal burners, English phaetons, giant hogsheads, drovers' sleighs, windowsill sundials, and other items of long ago. Credited with "doing gallant service, preserving records of the ways and the means of the forefathers who got along well with the resources now long forgotten" ("Springfield Republican"), Eric Sloane has written an immensely enjoyable book that will enchant anyone who takes pleasure in reading about the past and views its artifacts as part of a rich national heritage.
Author: Eric Sloane Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486463036 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
This delightful evocation of simpler times and the tools that built America has always held a special place in the hearts of lovers of Americana and Yankee ingenuity. Now available in a handsome hardcover gift edition, this engaging, informative book features 184 of the author's inimitable drawings.
Author: Eric Sloane Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486433943 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 114
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This book underscores the important role that wood has played in the development of American life and culture. Covering such topics as the aesthetics of wood, wooden implements, and carpentry, Sloane remarks expansively and with affection on the resourcefulness of Early Americans in their use of this precious commodity.
Author: Eric Sloane Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486436780 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 114
Book Description
This book takes readers on a leisurely journey through a bygone era with fascinating accounts of canals, corduroy roads, and turnpikes, waterwheels and icehouses, colorful road signs and their painters, circus folk, and more. Brimming with anecdotes about people and the times, this delightful narrative remains a milestone of Americana. 81 black-and-white illustrations.
Author: Eric Sloane
Author: Eric Sloane
Author: Richard Sanders Allen
Author: James C. Barker
Author: Jeffrey E Blackman
Author: Eric Sloane
Author: Lowell J. Soike
Author: Eric Sloane
Author: Eric Sloane
Author: Eric Sloane
Author: Eric Sloane