Eric Sloane's America
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Publisher :
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780830002863
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780830002863
Author : Michael Wigley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,91 MB
Release : 2009-08-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 048646525X
Eric Sloane's evocative oils of America's landscape and material culture shimmer with immense historical and nostalgic appeal. This original hardcover collection gathers nearly a hundred of his finest paintings, with subjects ranging from New England to the American Southwest.
Author : Michael Wigley Galleries (SantaFe, N.M.)
Publisher :
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 38,34 MB
Release : 1985*
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Author : Michael Wigley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,38 MB
Release : 2009-08-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 048646525X
Eric Sloane's evocative oils of America's landscape and material culture shimmer with immense historical and nostalgic appeal. This original hardcover collection gathers nearly a hundred of his finest paintings, with subjects ranging from New England to the American Southwest.
Author : Thomas William Neumann
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780759100954
The majority of archeaology majors will go into jobs in cultural resources management in government and the private sector, rather than as archaeological academics. This textbook introduces students to the practice of conducting a project, from legal and ethical issues, to the design and implementation of the project, through to the preparation of reports for project sponsors. c. Book News Inc.
Author : Eric Sloane
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 15,22 MB
Release : 2003-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486427607
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 : R. L. Leonard
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486157938
Over 200 black-and-white photographs and incisive commentary on one of the most popular decorative styles of the 20th century, including remarks by Lewis Mumford, Frank Lloyd Wright, Norman Bel Geddes, and Edward Steichen.
Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 25,69 MB
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486780716
Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, ranks among the twentieth century's great masters of supernatural and science fiction. An outstanding dramatist whose supernatural plays anticipated the theater of the absurd, Dunsany was also a virtuoso writer of short stories and essays. This selection presents the finest of his works, gathered from long-out-of-print sources. Contents include the famous "Three Sailors' Gambit," possibly the best chess story ever written; the remarkable trilogy about Nuth and the Gnoles, Thangobrind the Jeweller, and the Gibbelins; exploits of the Gods, including both "The Gods of Pengana" and adventures from other books; and favorite adventures of Jorkens, prince of liars. Dunsany's spellbinding tales are complemented by the remarkable visions of Sidney H. Sime, whose delicate illustrations form an indispensable complement to the stories.
Author : Richard B. Harwell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0486121291
Carefully chosen and annotated selection of contemporary battle reports, general orders, letters, articles, sermons, songs, travel observations, much more. Wonderful self-portrait of the Confederacy. Illustrated.
Author : Eric Sloane
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2005-10-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0486443574
"Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informative and entertaining account of the why and how of the weather." — The Nation In simple language, Eric Sloane explains the whys and wherefores of weather and weather forecasting — and does it in a style that's universally appealing. With humor and common sense shining through in a book that's also lively and informative, Sloane shows readers how to predict the weather by "reading" such natural phenomena as winds, skies, and animal sounds. This beautifully illustrated and practical treasure trove of climate lore will enlighten outdoorsmen, farmers, sailors, and anyone else who has ever wondered what a large halo around the moon means, why birds "sit it out" before a storm, and whether or not to take an umbrella when leaving the house.