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There once may have been 250,000 miles of stone walls in America's Northeast, stretching farther than the distance to the moon. And even though most are crumbling today, they contain a magnificent scientific and cultural story.
Stone walls tell nothing less than the story of how New England was formed, and in Robert Thorson's hands they live and breathe. Millions of years ago, New England's stones belonged to ancient mountains thrust up by prehistoric...
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English
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"The history of the New England stone wall, telling a story that began in the Ice Age and was shaped by fencing needs in the nineteenth century, by conflicts between Native Americans and colonists over land use, and by waves of immigration and suburbanization. Not just proof of the skill and labor of farmers, but also of slaves, Native Americans, indentured servants and children." --
Publisher
Creative Pub. International
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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"Includes classic favorites like picket and panel fences, as well as regional variations, like Virginia split rail fences and dry-fit stone garden walls. Also provides information on some of the latest materials, such as new variations on PVC vinyl and polymer coated, wrought-iron look-alikes and even an invisible electronic dog fence"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family. A remarkable story of unconditional love. A young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father, found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms." --
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Publisher
Garden Way Pub
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
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"Instructions for making stone walls, dealing with drainage issues, and incorporating gates and stiles into walls. Includes equipment requirements, instructions for creating wall foundations, coping with drainage problems, and hints for incorporating gates, fences, and stiles." --
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
In Stone Work, critically-acclaimed author John Jerome describes the back-breaking but soul-strengthening task of building a stone wall on his New England farm. Equipped only with gloves, elemental tools, and the sense to get out of the way of rolling boulders, Jerome tries to reconstruct a wall in a year. The job begins on a whim-he decides to move a stone wall hidden in the woods on his property for the sheer pleasure of seeing it from his house....
