How to Build Cabins

THIS year more and more American families will pile into their cars and take to the hills — or seashore — to seek refuge and blessed escape in their own little —or large—cozy retreat. Sheer luxury, yes, but at prices, we have found, that are well within the reach of most of us.

We have run across many interesting people in the preparation of this book —in fact all the folks we've contacted were somehow relaxed and thoughtful types. This, we discovered, was no coincidence. These people had al...