My House: Chips The Builder Threw Away (1904)

By Edward Augustus Brackett

Book Overview

""My House: Chips The Builder Threw Away"" is a book written by Edward Augustus Brackett and first published in 1904. The book tells the story of a man who builds a house with the help of a builder named Chips. However, when the man goes to inspect the finished house, he realizes that Chips has thrown away all the scraps and leftovers from the construction process. Feeling guilty about wasting these materials, Chips decides to build a new house using only the discarded scraps. The resulting house is unique and charming, and the man decides to move in. The book explores themes of resourcefulness, creativity, and environmental consciousness, and is a classic example of early 20th century American literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164856936
• ISBN13: 9781164856931
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"