The Log Cabin: An American Icon

For roughly a century, the log cabin occupied a central and indispensable role in the rapidly growing United States. Although it largely disappeared as a living space, it lived on as a symbol of the settling of the nation. In her thought—provoking and generously illustrated new book, Alison Hoagland looks at this once—common dwelling as a practical shelter solution—easy to construct, built on the frontier’s abundance of trees, and not necessarily meant to be permanent—and its evolving place...