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Homes in the Heartland offers a captivating explanation of the revolutionary balloon frame house construction that swept across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin from 1850 to 1920, enabling the settlers of the upper Midwest to establish frontier homes. Fred W. Peterson leads...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peterson, Fred W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Edición:1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Colección:Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage series.
Temas:
Farmhouses > Middle West > Design and construction > History.
Balloon framing > Middle West > History.
Farmhouses > Middle West > History.
Charpentes à claire-voie > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Balloon framing
Farmhouses
Farmhouses > Design and construction
Middle West
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Homes in the Heartland offers a captivating explanation of the revolutionary balloon frame house construction that swept across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin from 1850 to 1920, enabling the settlers of the upper Midwest to establish frontier homes. Fred W. Peterson leads readers through the technical aspects of farmhouse construction and discusses the social, economic, and aesthetic values of these familiar homes.
Notas:Originally published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 1992.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and index.
ISBN:9780816656707
0816656703
0816653534
9780816653539

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