Wood
Craft, Culture, History
$62.92
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
27 November 2007
Summary
A rich, authoritative look at a material that plays an essential role in human cultureWood 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 e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143112693 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143112694 |
| Author: | Harvey Green |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 467g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 140mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Like a walk along a quiet forest rail, reading this book provides opportunity after opportunity to reflect upon the meaning of trees and the things that come from them.
“Like a walk along a quiet forest rail, reading this book provides opportunity after opportunity to reflect upon the meaning of trees and the things that come from them.”
- Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things
About The Author
Harvey Green
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.
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