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American Barns and Covered Bridges (1954)

by Eric Sloane

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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.… (more)
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I've read this a couple of times. Bridges isn't something I'm particularly interested in, yet I found this captivating. ( )
  jimmaclachlan | Sep 25, 2009 |
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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.

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Contents: Author's note -- The Wood -- The Tools -- The Barns -- The Bridges -- A census of covered bridges.
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