This Old Barn: A Treasury of Family Farm Memories

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Endearing memories become more vivid as you page through This Old Barn, a wonderful, heartwarming anthology of stories and artwork—from such favorites as Patricia Penton Leimbach, Justin Isherwood, Grant Wood, Eric Sloane, and others—that celebrates the glorious barns of yesteryear. Whether you grew up on a farm, or wished you did, you’ll cherish This Old Barn, which will bring you back to simpler days.

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Endearing memories become more vivid as you page through This Old Barn, a wonderful, heartwarming anthology of stories and artwork—from such favorites as Patricia Penton Leimbach, Justin Isherwood, Grant Wood, Eric Sloane, and others—that celebrates the glorious barns of yesteryear. Whether you grew up on a farm, or wished you did, you’ll cherish This Old Barn, which will bring you back to simpler days.

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A romantic anthology of photographs, paintings, other art work, short stories, essays, and reminiscences about American barns. In this America, all farmers are of European descent. There is no index or bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780896585805
  • Publisher: Voyageur Press
  • Publication date: 4/28/2002
  • Series: Town Square Book Series
  • Edition description: REV
  • Pages: 144
  • Product dimensions: 8.88 (w) x 11.36 (h) x 0.72 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword: Barn Blessings 9
Introduction: This Old Barn 15
Chapter 1 Barn Lore 19
The Barn 21
Pioneer Barns 24
Barn Roof Styles 29
Old-Time Barn Raisings 33
A Vision of Utopia: Polygonal and Round Barns 38
Georgical 47
Hexology: Barn Hex Signs 50
Mail-Order Barns 60
The Billboard Barn 63
Barn Paint: Let There Be Red! 68
Chapter 2 At Work and Play in the Cathedral of the Cow 71
Memories of a Former Kid: The Cow Barn 73
Barn Talk by Justin Isherwood 76
Barn Cats 84
The Big Birdhouse 87
Barns for All Seasons and All Reasons 91
Tobacco Barns 95
Lightning Rods 97
Haymow Basketball 101
Grace by Sara De Luca 103
Barn Dances 106
Chapter 3 The Future of a Farming Icon 109
We Have All Gone Away: The Barn Builder 111
Amish Barn Raising 116
Farewell, the Barns 119
I Remember Barns 127
Barn Smells 133
Epilogue: Barn Again! 137
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