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Kentucky's Age of Wood /

The old tools and wooden objects illustrated in this book are homely reminders of a time when the majestic forests of the frontier were the source not only of the pioneer's house, barn, and fences, but of his children's toys, his wife's egg basket, and a hundred other necessities and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Clarke, Kenneth, 1917- (Autor), Kohn, Ira (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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