| Wisconsin Barns Contributor(s): Schumm-Burgess, Nancy (Author), Schweit, Ernest J. (Photographer), Law, Charles (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1560374837 ISBN-13: 9781560374831 Publisher: Farcountry Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 Annotation: Writer and historian Nancy Schumm-Burgess and photographer and journalist Ernest J. Schweit set out on a two-year quest to document the Wisconsin's iconic barns, which have come to represent a way of life defined by family, a connection to the land, ingenuity, and hard work. Schumm-Burgess digs up fascinating details on the backgrounds of the structures, including a rare log barn dating to the 1840s, a barn that once served as a stagecoach stop, and another designed by African American architect Algie Shivers. Schweit's photographs capture the storied structures in all seasonsfrom modest mid-1800s barns to round and octagonal structures to grand, arch-roofed edifices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Architectural & Industrial - Travel | United States - Midwest - General |
| Dewey: 917.75 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Writer and historian Nancy Schumm-Burgess and photographer and journalist Ernest J. Schweit set out on a two-year quest to document the Wisconsin's iconic barns, which have come to represent a way of life defined by family, a connection to the land, ingenuity, and hard work. Schumm-Burgess digs up fascinating details on the backgrounds of the structures, including a rare log barn dating to the 1840s, a barn that once served as a stagecoach stop, and another designed by African American architect Algie Shivers. Schweit's photographs capture the storied structures in all seasonsfrom modest mid-1800s barns to round and octagonal structures to grand, arch-roofed edifices. |