New England Icons: Shaker Villages, Saltboxes, Stone Walls and Steeples - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New England Icons: Shaker Villages, Saltboxes, Stone Walls and Steeples write by Bruce Irving. This book was released on 2011-09-19. New England Icons: Shaker Villages, Saltboxes, Stone Walls and Steeples available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Connect with the original New England. We tend to think of icons as simple, graphic, stone or wooden objects without much depth or life, left overs from bygone eras. But Bruce Irving, former producer of the popular PBS show This Old House, will have none of that. In a collection of short essays, Irving taps into our collective consciousness by extolling the comforting sense of place we associate with such common and not-so-common New England sights as stone walls, village greens, lobster boats, classic ski runs, and garden cemeteries, to name but a few—symbols of enduring importance that are also still full of life and character. Curl up in your favorite chair, relax, and take a tour of our common heritage—or take this insightful cultural guide with you as you travel New England’s highways and byways. It’s sure to shed new light on the old stalwart landscape features you see every day.
The American Chestnut
The American Chestnut - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Chestnut write by Donald Edward Davis. This book was released on 2021-11-15. The American Chestnut available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
The Colors of Fall
The Colors of Fall - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Colors of Fall write by Jerry Monkman. This book was released on 2003. The Colors of Fall available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A tribute to the striking foliage of New England in the fall includes images of such regions as the Berkshires, the Green Mountains, and the White Mountains, in a lavishly photographed volume that is complemented by regional maps of recommended scenic tours.
Shaker
Shaker - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shaker write by David Stocks. This book was released on 2015-02-08. Shaker available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A brief history of the Shakers by David Stocks -- On Shaker furniture by Jerry V. Grant -- The influences of Shaker furniture on twentieth-century furniture by Sir Terence Conran -- Masterpieces of Shaker design -- About the Shaker Museum, Mount Lebanon.
Buyology
Buyology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buyology write by Martin Lindstrom. This book was released on 2010-02-02. Buyology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating look at how consumers perceive logos, ads, commercials, brands, and products.”—Time How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? In Buyology, Martin Lindstrom presents the astonishing findings from his groundbreaking three-year, seven-million-dollar neuromarketing study—a cutting-edge experiment that peered inside the brains of 2,000 volunteers from all around the world as they encountered various ads, logos, commercials, brands, and products. His startling results shatter much of what we have long believed about what captures our interest—and drives us to buy. Among the questions he explores: • Does sex actually sell? • Does subliminal advertising still surround us? • Can “cool” brands trigger our mating instincts? • Can our other senses—smell, touch, and sound—be aroused when we see a product? Buyology is a fascinating and shocking journey into the mind of today's consumer that will captivate anyone who's been seduced—or turned off—by marketers' relentless attempts to win our loyalty, our money, and our minds.
