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From the earliest days of European settlement, Americans have cherished the sight of a windmill - an instantly recognizable feature of the American landscape. Boasting nearly two hundred striking images, this book is the first devoted to photographs illustrating historic wind machines throughout North America.
The photos chosen for this book illustrate windmill manufacturing, distribution, and use in all regions of the United States, with an emphasis on the Great Plains. They take us into the factories to show how commercial windmills were mass-produced and marketed -- and also into rural America to show how inventive individuals designed their own homemade wind machines, often recycling farm material to build them.
An introduction by photography historian John Carter provides an overview of the importance of windmills in rural life and Americans' compulsion for photographing them.
CONDITION: Hard Cover with DJ, new, 156 pages, 2007. Scratch to front cover DJ from shelving. |
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