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Eric Sloane's AbCs of Early Americana

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From the basic european tithe barns and farmhouses that matured into this country's architecure and repeats it's basic load bearing beauty across our america, and is as much a stamp of who we are, as an american eagle is. To see our architectural heritage, and America being both torn down and copied, is quite moving i'm sure to a purist such as eric sloan. i have a large library of rural american country structures, and eric sloan is not only the guru of farmhouse source material, he is the only one who really knows, reminding us to get right and keep it right, before we sell our heritage off completely, as many other unique countries have done. i am thankful that he is being published again, as i have a small fortune into his old books, in trying to track them down used and rare over the years. i re-look at them more than any others on my architectural shelf. his "an age of barns" is also a must own book.
jim brolin...los angeles designer/builder Rural

This book is very informative in helping me create an authentic early home. The illustrations by the author are fabulous. I recommend all of Eric Sloan's books to anyone who is interested in learning about earlier days and how people lived. His books are wonderful! I have learned so much from Eric Sloane's books regarding how people lived their day to day lives and what objects they made to use for different jobs. A very easy read but, extremely informative.