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Harvey Green

Wood

Craft, Culture, History

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A rich, authoritative look at a material that plays an essential role in human culture Wood has been a central part of human life throughout the world for thousands of years. In an intoxicating mix of science, history, and practical information, historian and woodworker Harvey Green considers this vital material's place on the planet. What makes one wood hard and one soft? How did we find it, tame it? Where does it fit into the histories of technology, architecture, and industrialization, of empire, exploration, and settlement? Spanning the surprising histories of the log cabin and Windsor chair, the deep truth about veneer, the role of wood… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-101-20185-5
  • EAN: 9781101201855
  • Produktnummer: 17990479
  • Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Seitenangabe: 496 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 2'420 KB

Über den Autor


Harvey Green teaches history at Northeastern University in Boston and works in wood at his shop in rural New Hampshire. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar and the author of three well-regarded books on American material culture.

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