| | |  | General | | Home » » » | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Eric Sloane | | Paperback:
| 94 pages | | Publisher:
| Voyageur Press | | Publication Date:
| 2001-09 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0896585654 | | Product Length:
| 10.94 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.21 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.18 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.02 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.19 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.43 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.16 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
 ( 17 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Eric Sloane-The Master Illustrator of Rural AmericaOct 08, 2005
By Marco Antonio Abarca
When Eric Sloane wrote this book in the 1950's, the United States had already made the transition from being an agricultural nation into an industrial society. Fortunately, there were still plenty of examples of America's rural past scattered along the backroads and other forgotten areas of the nation's countryside. Sloane spent many years, seeking out these historic relics so that he could study and sketch them. The result is whole series of books that chronicle America's historic material culture. This book focuses on barns.
What makes an Eric Sloane book so unforgetable are the black and white sketches. If you are a visual learner who believes a good drawing is worth a thousand words, Eric Sloane is the author for you. By no means is this an academic study of the different barn styles that existed in the United States. Instead this book is a collection of beautiful drawings that can help the reader understand how barns were built and what they were used for. This is a magical book. If you like it, you will have many hours of pleasure seeking out and reading Eric Sloane's other books. Highly recommended. A great value.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Close, but I'm not sure Mr. Sloane would be pleased.Dec 16, 2009
By M. Heasley
"Gab Oak"
Alas, printed in China and missing the wonderful color plate illustrations found in the original edition.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
I have a barnSep 25, 2006
By S. E. Peters
"confetti lover"
and I understand that barn so much better now that I have read this book. Sloane gives a brief overview of the history of barns, regional types of barns, and even the tools to raise a barn. A lovely book.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Brings Back MemoriesMay 01, 2008
By VidReview
Other reviewers have done a good job of describing this and I agree with them. I'll just add that this wonderfully illustrated book really brought the memories flooding back.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A loving eye for detailApr 25, 2007
By James Ferguson
Sloane's books capture the romanticism of the past better than any picture books, and that is certainly true for his An Age of Barns. The beautiful line drawings range from evocative perspectives to working sections, giving you a good idea of how these barns worked. There are Shaker round barns, traditional gambrel barns, Amish barn raisings and a wide variety of outbuildings associated with the early American farmstead. He lovingly focuses on hinge details, stairs and ventilation openings. Sloane's eye never missed a detail, and for anyone who loves old barns this is the book to get.
See all 17 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| | |
|
