This paperback reissue of Randy Leffingwell's popular The American Barn presents a colorful look at this classic American structure and its evolution through the years. Readers will travel from the East Coast to the American West, from the 1600s to modern times, and will relish the stunning photography that depicts everything the stone barns of hard-scrabble Maine to thoroughbred barns of lush bluegrass regions to traditional gambrel-roofed red barns of the Midwest. The detailed text examines how styles developed out of necessity and how the American barn contributed to the efficiencies and functionality of the farm. The American Barn is a trip back in time that give readers a fond look at an American icon.
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Randy Leffingwell has written or photographed more than 20 automotive, motorcycle and tractor titles for MBI. He lives in Ojai, California.
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As usual Randy's books are tops. His photography, sidebars and careful attention to details are unsurpassed. You can almost hear the hammers falling in the barn raising chapters. Recommended to all lovers of the vanishing scene.
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This is the ultimate compendium of barn information. As a writer of a published barn book myself (Barn in the USA), I have seen my share of similar works. Most, however, fall short by showcasing old barns without placing them in context, or telling you more than you want to know about architectural considerations. Randy Leffingwell's book covers the historical and practical aspects of these rural structures, also presenting beautiful images without turning the book into a beauty contest. It is a treasure for historians and barnlovers alike.
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This book is one of the best picture books on the subject of American Barns, but it is so much more. The author has written some interesting
and informative material following the evolution of the barn throughout American history,and as barns changed to meet new needs as settlement moved westward, but again, this book is so much more. Randy Leffingwell, the author, claims that he spent over three years working on this book. It shows.
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"I don't make blueprints," Josie Miller explained as he stepped carefully among the purlins, kneebraces, summers, and girts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
monitor barn, banked barns, purlin posts, barn measures, barn framing, barn builders, octagonal barns, barn plans, threshing barn, connected barns, summer beams, round barn, pine siding, hay storage, barn structure, barn construction, bank barn, milking parlor, original barn, loose hay, wood barn, new barn, dairy barn, roof style, roof peak Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, New York, New World, United States, Pennsylvania Dutch, George Washington, Josie Miller, Mail Pouch, Peter French, Mount Vernon, New Jersey, Civil War, Franklin King, Hugh Glenn, New Hampshire, Sarah Williamson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mary's City, Plimoth Plantation, Venture Farm, World War, Mother Ann, Paul Kleffner, Berks County, Lancaster County New!
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- Frank Lloyd Wright (Spanish Edition) by H. Allen Brooks in Front Matter, and page 149
- The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival by Craig Childs on page 129
- Joseph Conrad (Writers and their Work) by Cedric Watts in Front Matter
- North Carolina by George Humphries in Front Matter
- Barn plans and outbuildings by Byron D Halsted on page 106
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- Advertising Barns by William Simmonds on page 44
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