The Homestead Builder: Practical Hints for Handy-Men - Softcover

Dwyer, C. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558217282 ISBN 13: 9781558217287

Publisher: Lyons Pr, 1998

Synopsis

A practical classic filled with handy advice on the best ways to plan and construct dwellings in any location, using wood, earth, and gravel.

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Review:

First published in 1872 for homesteaders migrating west from the settled eastern part of the United States, this practical guide to the construction of a variety of homes from wood, earth, and gravel, as well as outbuildings, gates, a cellar, furniture, and many other necessary implements of self-sufficient rural life, is as down-to-earth today as it was when it first appeared. The quaint language of the original title page reads, "Practical Hints for Handy-Men Showing Clearly How to Plan and Construct Dwellings in the Bush, on the Prairie, or Elsewhere, Cheaply and Well, With Wood, Earth, Gravel. Copiously Illustrated." Well put! A delightful, historic guide that withstands the test of time. --Mark A. Hetts

From the Back Cover:

This practical classic, first published in 1872, is filled with handy advice on the best ways to plan and construct dwellings in any location, using wood, earth, and gravel. Included is no-nonsense instruction on how to erect log cabins and houses, slab houses, farm houses, and many others; as well as guidance on building an outdoor oven, a cellar, fence posts, gates, furniture, and even on adding a walk in the yard or garden. Originally written for those fanning out from the eastern cities to homestead, The Homestead Builder is a fascinating historical record and completely useful handbook that is sure to appeal to anyone interested in Americana or inclined toward self-sufficiency. (4 1/2 X 7 1/4, 152 pages, illustrations, diagrams)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1558217282
• ISBN 13: 9781558217287
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152