By Subject > American History, Americana > General > A Reverence for Wood A Reverence for Wood Author: Eric Sloane Retail Price: £9.95 VAT: Includes VAT Availability: David & Charles Special Order Format: Audio Books Pages: 112 ISBN: 0486433943 EAN: 978-8888-84962-1 UPC: 800759433940 69 black-and-white illustrations Appeals to woodcrafters and lovers of Americana "One of Eric Sloane's best books."--Library Journal This refreshing, delightfully written, and magnificently illustrated book underscores the important role that wood has played in the development of American life and culture. Ranging over the aesthetics of wood, wooden implements, carpentry, and other areas, the author illuminates with rare insight the enormously varied and useful qualities of wood and the resourcefulness of early Americans in using it. Unabridged republication of the original edition published by Funk & Wagnalls, New York, 1965. Ready to Buy? Add this to your basket (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. A Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloane This absorbing and profusely illustrated book describes in detail scores of early American tools and the wooden and metal... read more £8.95 American Barns and Covered Bridges by Eric Sloane When this book was first published in the mid-1950s, the author was concerned that such functional structures as the American... read more £8.95 American Yesterday by Eric Sloane This book, a compilation of engrossing facts and anecdotes illustrated with the author's own pen, captures the living legacy of read more £8.95