The architecture and history of the barns and bridges built by the farmer-carpenter are depicted in drawings and text

American Barns and Covered Bridges

History

Eric Sloane

Americas

Funk Wagnalls Co

Dust jacket notes: "The name and art of Eric Sloane are synonymous with a vision - a rapturous recall - of America as it used to be: a simpler, quieter country of farms, villages, and crafts. Now in a majestic, outsized volume, Sloane presents an autobiography, a recollection, an album of stunning artwork, a passionate remembrance of the American landscape, and an outspoken defense of our threatened natural heritage. Half a century ago, Sloane, then an itinerant sign painter, set out to see America. The 37 oil paintings in this book depict the landscapes, the villages, the houses - indeed, the spirit of that time; they are vintage Sloane, classic Americana. But in addition to the powerful charm and nostalgia of his recollection, Sloane also presents en passant a report on the decaying American environment - both physical and cultural - and a lament for what we as a people have lost, wasted, or denied. The paintings in this book make a complete art show, which is expected to tour the country as a vivid reminder of our natural heritage."

Eric Sloane's I Remember America [Bicentennial Edition]

Travel

Food, Lodging & Transportation

A Reverence for Wood

The special knowledge of which wood is suited to which task, the ready identification of native trees, the reverence for wood, the instinctive knowledge that wood can warm the soul as well as the body -- these virtues of a bygone age are revived in Eric Sloane's remarkable work. Heavily illustrated, with a section on identification of nearly sixty native trees, A REVERENCE FOR WOOD provides an illuminating view of the resource that made possible so much of the early settlement of North America.

Short pieces of pithy comment, humorous anecdotes, strange and wonderful bits of Americana, forthright Sloane opinions, and delightful reminiscences. Sprinkled through the text and illuminating as well as illustrating are the inimitable Sloane sketches, which the legion of his reader's have come to expect from this raconteur-artist.

The Second Barrel

This early-nineteenth-century diary provides today's readers with a delightful rarity. Eric Sloane has taken a fifteen-year-old farm boy's brief, concise notebook and expanded the daily entries with explanatory narrative and his own remarkable drawings. As a result, he has preserved the simplicity and charm of a bygone era. A fascinating guide to past life and customs in rural New England, the book includes verbal and graphic sketches detailing the construction of an entire backwoods farm. "An extraordinary glimpse into everyday Early American rural life . . . will delight readers of all ages." - History in Review.

Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Ballantine Books, Inc.

Box set of four paperback books(5.25in X 8in)

A Museum of Early American tools/a Reverence for wood/ Our Vanishing landscape/ Diary of an Early American Boy

Ballantine Books

Portrays how Americans lived in the past and shows how they reasoned and what their attitude toward life was--their personal aspirations and national purpose

An Age of Barns

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Funk & Wagnalls Publishing

Portrays how Americans lived in the past and shows how they reasoned and what their attitude toward life was--their personal aspirations and national purpose.

Age of Barns

Ballantine

10 3/4"x9 1/4" illustrated softcover book on barns published in 1967 by Funk &amp; Wagnalls

Discusses the style and character of early American schoolhouses and examines the equipment found in these classrooms

Little Red Schoolhouse

Children's Books

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American Barns and Covered Bridges

Eric Sloane's I Remember America [Bicentennial Edition]

A Reverence for Wood

The Second Barrel

Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805

A Museum of Early American tools/a Reverence for wood/ Our Vanishing landscape/ Diary of an Early American Boy

An Age of Barns

Age of Barns

Age of Barns

Little Red Schoolhouse