Author: HENRY C. MERCERPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
THE ORIGIN LOG HOUSES IN THE UNITED STATES
Author: HENRY C. MERCERPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The Origin of Log Houses in the United States
Author: Henry Chapman MercerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Log cabins
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The Origin of Log Houses in the United States
Author: Henry C. MercerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258786038
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The Log Cabin: An Illustrated History
Author: Andrew BelonskyPublisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1682680819
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
“A stunning, image-driven examination of the "uniquely American symbol of home and hearth” —BuzzFeed (Books Gift Guide) "Lavishly illustrated, this book by a Cincinnati native tells the story of America through its iconic structure — the log cabin. In lively prose," —Columbus Dispatch "The perfect holiday gift for grown-ups who graduated past Lincoln Logs," —Mother News Network Like a wooden security blanket that Americans reach for when times get tough, the log cabin has endured as a uniquely American symbol of home and hearth. This strain of cabin fever is no fleeting trend: It has struck at regular intervals since the early 1900s, when log cabin vacations first became an option for an increasingly mobile America. Now the cozy cabin aesthetic is found, like a collective fantasy, in every corner of our national culture. But how did it all begin? This is an image-driven history of log cabins in America. Exploring the log cabin’s hidden past, this book draws on colonial diaries and journalistic accounts, as well as paintings, illustrations, and graphics to show how the log cabin—once derided as a poor immigrant’s hovel—became an American institution and a modern ambition. Bursting with quirk, charm, and fascinating trivia, The Log Cabin is the perfect companion for cabin dwellers, vacationers, and daydreamers alike.
The Log Cabin in America
Author: Clinton Alfred WeslagerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Although the log cabin is widely believed to be the one expression of indigenous American architecture, it is, in fact, of European origin, having been first introduced in the New World by Swedes and Finns who settled the lower Delaware Valley in the seventeenth century. Log buildings were unknown to the English colonists of Jamestown, Plymouth, and St. Marys, or the Dutch founders of New Amsterdam, who built the kinds of dwellings they had known in their homelands. Because it was perfectly adapted to the needs and resources of pioneers as they advanced the American frontier south and west through forests and across mountains, the log house became the means whereby a man could keep moving and yet maintain a home and family, and much of America's historycan be traced in the cabins left behind in the westward trek.-- book jacket
Native American Log Cabins in the Southeast
Author: Gregory A. WaselkovPublisher: Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781621905042
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Waselkov's collection of essays on Native American log cabins in the southeast stems from a session presented for the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) in Athens, Georgia. The essays range in focus from Cherokee domestic space to Seminole architecture to the influence of enslaved Africans in the region"--
The Making of Home
Author: Judith FlandersPublisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
ISBN: 1782393781
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The idea that 'home' is a special place, a separate place, a place where we can be our true selves, is so obvious to us today that we barely pause to think about it. But, as Judith Flanders shows in this revealing book, 'home' is a relatively new concept. When in 1900 Dorothy assured the citizens of Oz that 'There is no place like home', she was expressing a view that was a culmination of 300 years of economic, physical and emotional change. In The Making of Home, Flanders traces the evolution of the house across northern Europe and America from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century, and paints a striking picture of how the homes we know today differ from homes through history. The transformation of houses into homes, she argues, was not a private matter, but an essential ingredient in the rise of capitalism and the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Without 'home', the modern world as we know it would not exist, and as Flanders charts the development of ordinary household objects - from cutlery, chairs and curtains, to fitted kitchens, plumbing and windows - she also peels back the myths that surround some of our most basic assumptions, including our entire notion of what it is that makes a family. As full of fascinating detail as her previous bestsellers, The Making of Home is also a book teeming with original and provocative ideas.
The Classic Hewn-Log House
Author: Charles McRavenPublisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1612122140
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A classic of early American architecture, the hewn-log house has a unique rustic charm and character. In this engaging and informative guide, Charles McRaven provides illustrated step-by-step instructions that cover every aspect of building your own log house, from selecting the site and hewing the first log to laying the final chimney stone. Whether you’re building a new house or restoring an old one, McRaven offers proven techniques and time-tested advice that will help you successfully create a warm and inviting hewn-log home.
Texas Log Buildings
Author: Terry G. JordanPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788444
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Once too numerous to attract attention, the log buildings of Texas now stand out for their rustic beauty. This book preserves a record of the log houses, stores, inns, churches, schools, jails, and barns that have already become all too few in the Texas countryside. Terry Jordan explores the use of log buildings among several different Texas cultural groups and traces their construction techniques from their European and eastern American origins.
The Log Cabin Myth
Author: Harold Robert ShurtleffPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Colonial
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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