Harvey Green

Wood

Craft, Culture, History

Buch

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: 978-0-14-311269-3
EAN: 9780143112693
Produktnummer: 2867213
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 496 S.

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.