Homestead Builder: Practical Hints for Handy-Men

by C.P. Dwyer

Book Overview

Originally published in 1872, HOMESTEAD BUILDER is filled with plans and precise instructions for building a home, using materials such as wood, earth and gravel. It includes log cabins, slab houses, farm houses and more, as well as instructions on building an outdoor oven, a cellar, fences, gates, gardens and furniture. This is a completely useful handbook as well as a fascinating historical record of the American pioneer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159921153X
• ISBN13: 9781599211534
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

fun, interesting read

We enjoyed this book more as anthropologie more than how-to-guide. It has some classic lines and the dedication alone is worth the price of the book.