Barns Of The Midwest - Softcover

Noble, Allen G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821411160 ISBN 13: 9780821411162

Publisher: Ohio University Press, 1995

Synopsis

For many, the barn is the symbol of the Midwestern United States. It represents tangible wealth, solid citizenship, industry, stability, and other agrarian values associated with its conservative, Anglo-Saxon settlers.

Editors Noble and Wilhelm set out to examine these stereotypes. European settlement of the Midwest, though primarily English and German, was never homogenous and the character of the Midwest barn reflects this. As this collection shows, these barns draw on a rich blend of materials, values, and technologies from the Old World and the New, while at the same time leaving their identifiable mark on the American landscape.

About this title

About the Author

Allen G. Noble, is a geographer and distinguished emeritus professor at the University of Akron.

Hubert G. H. Wilhelm was a distinguished professor of geography at Ohio University. He died in 2015.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821411160
• ISBN 13: 9780821411162
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Wilhelm Hubert G. H., Noble Allen G.