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by Eric Sloane
Lovingly written book, accompanied by the author's own sketches, depicts Maine-styled barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a 2,088-foot covered bridge at Clark's Ferry, Pennsylvania, and a host of other structures.
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 American Yesterday
by Eric Sloane
Immensely enjoyable book lovingly describes careers of dowsers, tithingmen, sawyers, nailers, plumbum-men (plumbers), barber-surgeons, sellmongers, fence-viewers, and other old-time artisans and craftworkers. 96 black-and-white illustrations.
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| |  Eric Sloane's America: Paintings in Oil
by Michael Wigley, Mimi Sloane
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.
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 For Spacious Skies: A Sketchbook of American Weather
by Eric Sloane
The finest cloud painter of his generation travels back in time to explore how early American farmers interpreted and embraced weather signs. Features 74 illustrations, including 16 magnificent full-color paintings.
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| |  Eric Sloane's Weather Book
by Eric Sloane
A beautifully illustrated book of enlightening lore for outdoorsmen, farmers, sailors, and anyone who has ever wondered whether to take an umbrella when leaving the house. 87 illustrations.
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 Once Upon a Time: The Way America Was
by Eric Sloane
Nostalgic text and drawings brim with gentle philosophies and descriptions of how we used to live — self-sufficiently — on the land, in homes, and among the things built by hand. 44 line illustrations.
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| |  The Cracker Barrel
by Eric Sloane
Sloane re-creates the country store in all its delightful moods: as a meetinghouse, a public forum, and entertainment center. Sage opinions on everything from capitalism to "the good old days." 55 illustrations.
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 Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805
by Eric Sloane
This 19th-century diary offers a fascinating rarity: an authentic journal, plus 72 drawings and an explanatory narrative. "Extraordinary . . . will delight readers of all ages." — History in Review.
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