Our Vanishing Landscape - Paperback
by Eric Sloane
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Eric SloaneSeries:Dover Books on AmericanaPublish date:2004-10-20Pages:107
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486436784ISBN-10:486436780UPC:9780486436784Book Category:Nature, Antiques & Collectibles, HistoryBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, United StatesBook Topic:AmericanaSize:9.06 x 6.52 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SC9BAQKQCJ
Written with humor and affection, and enhanced with 81 of the author's charming, historically accurate drawings, Our Vanishing Landscape takes readers on a leisurely sojourn through a bygone era. Leading us along rustic winding roads bordering fields and farmhouses, Eric Sloane captures our imaginations as he offers us a guided tour that evokes the America of pioneer times.
This fascinating narrative describes networks of canals, corduroy roads, and turnpikes; tollgates, waterwheels, and icehouses; country inns and churches; ingenious and colorful road signs; and massive snow-rollers that packed snow into hard surfaces for great sleds. Here also are engrossing accounts of toll-road owners, sign painters, circus folk, and other entertainers of the period.
Brimming with anecdotes about people and the times, this delightful, warmly written book remains a genuine and permanent contribution to the field of Americana.
This fascinating narrative describes networks of canals, corduroy roads, and turnpikes; tollgates, waterwheels, and icehouses; country inns and churches; ingenious and colorful road signs; and massive snow-rollers that packed snow into hard surfaces for great sleds. Here also are engrossing accounts of toll-road owners, sign painters, circus folk, and other entertainers of the period.
Brimming with anecdotes about people and the times, this delightful, warmly written book remains a genuine and permanent contribution to the field of Americana.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486436784ISBN-10:486436780UPC:9780486436784Book Category:Nature, Antiques & Collectibles, HistoryBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, United StatesBook Topic:AmericanaSize:9.06 x 6.52 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SC9BAQKQCJ
The books of Eric Sloane celebrate the time-honored traditions of early America and remind us of the ties that forever bind us to them. A prolific artist, Sloane created nearly 15,000 paintings and drawings over his lifetime, many of which enhance his delightful books of bygone days.
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