Sermons in Stone: The Stone Walls of New England and New York
- ISBN-10
- 039331202X
- ISBN-13
- 9780393312027
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-08
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Susan Allport
Description
A history of stone wall construction traces significant eras and structures from the Ice Age to the present, assessing how stone wall building has been shaped by influences ranging from slavery and territorial disputes to immigration and suburbanization, in a chronicle complemented by evocative ink drawings. Original.
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