Outhouses [Hardcover]

Holly L. Bollinger (Author), Nick Cedar (Author), William G. Simmonds (Author), Jim Umhoefer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2005

A light-hearted look at outhouse necessity and nostalgia with picturesque photos of privies from across the country, this book answers real-life questions about these once common buildings and the role they played.

Topics covered include: what you did when the outhouse was "off-limits," why so many people buried treasure around outhouses, and how the crescent moon became its universal symbol.

With photography from California, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maine, Outhouses uses first-hand accounts and little-known facts to take a nostalgic look back at life before indoor plumbing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bookwatch, November 2005 (circ.: 80,000)

“In addition to more than 100 full color photographs of a wide variety of outdoor privies nestled amid breathtaking scenery, Outhouses includes a written overview of what life was like before indoor plumbing, with poems, songs and humorous tidbits about the outhouse’s place in American folklore. A one-of a kind presentation of an oft-overlooked aspect of pioneer and pre-industrial daily life.”

About the Author

>Holly L. Bollinger, agricultural journalist and sanguine mother of two, lives and writes in New Franklin, Missouri. Her published books include John Deere Tractors: The First Generation of Power and Outhouses.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Voyageur Press; 1st edition (November 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760321345
• ISBN-13: 978-0760321348
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A one-of-a-kind presentation of an oft-overlooked aspect of pioneer and pre-industrial daily life, November 7, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outhouses (Hardcover)

Showcasing the work of photographers Nick Cedar, William G. Simmonds and Jim Umhoefer, Outhouses by Holly L. Bollinger is a photographic and historical reflection upon the role that the once-necessary outhouse has played in the human past. Once thought of as a place of unpleasant odors and lack of comfort, they are now esteemed as hallmarks of the simple life, and a bygone age when America's ancestors lived closer to the land. In addition to more than 100 full color photographs of a wide variety of outdoor privies nestled amid breathtaking scenery, Outhouses includes a written overview of what life was like before indoor plumbing, with poems, songs, and humorous tidbits about the outhouse's place in American folklore. A one-of-a-kind presentation of an oft-overlooked aspect of pioneer and pre-industrial daily life.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good gift book, September 29, 2008

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Ry D. Bike "Scout" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outhouses (Hardcover)

Gave this as a gift to a friend who actually has an outhouse on her 40 acres of woods. She loved it!