ISBN: 0760349738 9780760349731

Category: Architecture / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial

Page count: 160

<p><b><i>Barns</i> is your ticket to delving into the fascinating history of these iconic American structures. You'll never see these unique structures the same way again!</b><br><br> Strong-timbered barns are icons of American agriculture, harboring multilayered stories from their floors to their rafters. <i>Barn</i> reveals the compelling history of <b>barns from colonial times</b>, examining how<b> immigrants adapted traditional designs</b> from their home countries to the American landscape.<br><br> It guides the reader on a tour of different kinds of barns, showing how <b>construction materials</b>,<b> cultural influences</b>, <b>function</b>, and <b>style </b>have given rise to their extraordinary <b>variety</b>. The reader will also learn about barn preservation, barns in pop culture and mythology, elements of barn style, and barn construction.<br>  <br><i>Barn</i> is filled with fascinating facts about barns:</p><ul><li>How did barns change with westward expansion?</li><li>Why are barns red?</li><li>What effect did immigration have on styles of barns in America?</li><li>How did barn architecture change according to geography?</li><li>What elements of style emerged on barns?</li><li>Barn idioms abound (e.g., He can't hit the broad side of a barn door!); Where did they come from?</li><li>What is a "poetry barn"?</li><li>and much more!</li></ul><p> <br> A comprehensive treatment of barns in the American landscape, this book is <b>rich with fascinating details and beautiful photography</b>. Swing open those big barn doors, and find out why barns continue to embody the heart of the American farm.</p>