Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings
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Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings by Byron D Halsted
Accompanied by more than 250 illustrations, Halsted's environmentally sensitive manual was written with the farmer in mind -- and during a time when a laborer earned a mere dollar a day. His barn-building theories extend to dog- and bird-houses, and are based upon qualities we still hold dear: light and air, space, cost, and beauty, as well as permanence, convenience, and workability.
This facsimile edition of the 1881 book of plans and instructions will engage the reader with its anecdotal style. Nearly 100 structures span the gamut of farm buildings: from monumental barns--four stories high and covering nearly an acre, to lowly hen coops and root cellars. The particulars of their construction, recounted in simple and practical terms, tell a timeless tale of life lived amid the changing seasons and the natural world.
This facsimile edition of the 1881 book of plans and instructions will engage the reader with its anecdotal style. Nearly 100 structures span the gamut of farm buildings: from monumental barns--four stories high and covering nearly an acre, to lowly hen coops and root cellars. The particulars of their construction, recounted in simple and practical terms, tell a timeless tale of life lived amid the changing seasons and the natural world.
Fred D. Crawshaw was a professor of manual arts at the University of Wisconsin. Born in Minnesota in 1874, he received his ME in 1910 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He lived in Madison, Wisconsin. E. W. Lehmann was a professor and the chair of the department of agricultural engineering at the University of Illinois from 1921 to 1955. He lived in Champaign, Illinois. Byron D. Halsted was born in 1852 in Venice, New York, and was a noted botanist and educator. He received degrees from Michigan State University and Harvard University and was managing editor of the American Agriculturist, where he first published Farm Conveniences and Barns, Sheds, and Outbuildings. Halsted lived in Newark, New Jersey, and died in 1918. James H. Stephenson was a mechanical engineer and author of several self-educational books on the subject of tractor farming and tractor engineering. He lived in Chicago, Illinois.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486451251 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486451259 |
| Title | Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings |
| Author | Byron D Halsted |
| Series | Dover Crafts: Building And Construction Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2007-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |