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Kentucky's age of wood /Kenneth Clarke and Ira Kohn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2009.Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813150352
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • TT200 .K468 2009
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Subject: The old tools and wooden objects illustrated in this book are homely reminders of a time when the majestic forests of the frontier were the source not only of the pioneer's house, barn, and fences, but of his children's toys, his wife's egg basket, and a hundred other necessities and pleasures. More than fifty delicate line drawings by Ira Kohn and the clear, nontechnical discussion by Kenneth Clarke of the making and uses of these humble objects --
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Bits of History; 2 The Pioneer and His Tools; 3 Everyday Objects in Wood; 4 Everyman a Mechanic; 5 Playpretties and Fun; 6 Loggers, Rafters, and Sawyers; 7 Epilogue; Index to Illustrations.

The old tools and wooden objects illustrated in this book are homely reminders of a time when the majestic forests of the frontier were the source not only of the pioneer's house, barn, and fences, but of his children's toys, his wife's egg basket, and a hundred other necessities and pleasures. More than fifty delicate line drawings by Ira Kohn and the clear, nontechnical discussion by Kenneth Clarke of the making and uses of these humble objects --

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