An age of barnsPortrays how Americans lived in the past and shows how they reasoned and what their attitude toward life was--their personal aspirations and national purpose. |
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User Review - Cheryl_in_CC_NV - LibraryThingMy dad turned me onto Sloane. I love satisfying my craving to learn something that I'll never use, and would never learn in school, but which is still interesting. It's especially interesting because Sloane's own passion shines in his writing. Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An age of barns Funk and Wagnall's Book Series Special Natural history bonus |
| Author | Eric Sloane |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Funk & Wagnalls, 1967 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Length | 95 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial Barns Farm buildings Photography / General Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General |
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