Barns of Wisconsin [Anglais] [Relié]

This book is for barn buffs -- a delightful way to learn about barns in the comfort of an armchair. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

In this revised edition of an award-winning work, Jerry Apps provides an informative and moving account of Wisconsin's most hand-working structures -- its barns. Symbols of optimism, pride, and practicality, barns are as diverse as the people who built them. Here Apps describes the exquisite craftmanship with which Finns, Norweigans, Germans and other immigrant groups built their pioneer barns. We learn, too, how round and octagonal barns developed, and why cupolas and lightning rods were used, and how some of Wisconsin's barns became covered with colorful murals and billboards. Allen Strang's meticulous pencil sketches and eight stunning watercolors illustrate the text. Unfortunately, our barns are fast disappearing, victims of urban development and the trend toward large-scale farming. In a new chapter, Apps describes the nationwide movement to save these historic structures, and tells us how some owners have converted barns to innovative new uses. In so doing, he offers both inspiration and practical advice to anyone who believes these magnificent buildings should continue to stand proudly in the Wisconsin landscape. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

WISCONSIN'S MOST HARD-WORKING STRUCTURES

REVISED! In this revised edition of an award-winning work, author Jerry Apps provides an indispensable guide to Wisconsin's architectural treasures -- its barns. Illustrated with more than 60 drawings and 8 beautiful watercolors, this book provides an informative and moving account of Wisconsin's most hard-working structures.

Symbols of optimism, pride and practicality, barns are as diverse as the people who built them. Here Apps describes the exquisite craftsmanship with which the Finns, Norwegians, Germans and other immigrant groups built their pioneer barns. We learn, too, how round and octagonal barns developed, why cupolas and lightning rods were used, and how some of Wisconsin's barns became covered with colorful murals and billboards. Allen Strang's meticulous pencil sketches and stunning watercolors illustrate the text.

Unfortunately, our barns are fast disappearing, victims of urban development and the trend toward large-scale farming. In a new chapter, Apps describes the nationwide movement to save these historic structures, and tells us how some owners have converted barns to innovative, new uses. In so doing, he offers both inspiration and practical advice to anyone who believes these magnificent buildings should continue to stand proudly in the Wisconsin landscape.

--Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

Jerry Apps was raised on a central Wisconsin farm, where he spent many hours working in a barn. Currently, he is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, devoting most of his time to writing about rural American, particularly the northern Midwest. He farms part time in Waushara County is the author of countless books. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.