Few symbols of America's transportation past are as popular or evoke as much nostalgia as covered bridges. While several regional histories and guidebooks exist, no general history of the subject in America has been written in the past 20 years. This engaging historical chronology of covered bridges past and present and located across the United States celebrates a quickly vanishing touchstone of rural Americana. The author explains the origin of covered bridges beginning in 1805 before continuing through the "classic era" (1830 - 1920) and the structure's gradual downfall from 1950 to 1980. Along the way, readers learn of architectural styles and structural types, and discussions of their cultural significance in rural communities. The text is accompanied by color photography of centuries-old structures culled from the author's 35-year-old collection, as well as by photos from state and regional archives.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 229 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
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978-0-7603-1822-5 (9780760318225)
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Joseph Conwill is the editor of Covered Bridge Topics, the quarterly magazine of the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges and has been photographing the subject for more than 35 years. He has also worked as a consultant for the American Engineering Record, a division of the National Park Service. Conwill lives in Rangeley, Maine.
