Cantitate/Preț
Produs

The Story of Lime and the Lime Kilns of Lancaster County

Autor Kenneth G. Miller
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 noi 2020
Lime is a white, powdery substance widely used in construction, agriculture, and industry. It is manufactured by heating limestone. Small amounts may be produced in an open fire but more effectively when enclosed. Early pits were lined with stone and in time enclosed in an oven or kiln. The 19th-century lime kiln, of Roman design, was a large "pot" dug into a hillside, surrounded by a stone box resembling a huge fireplace. Many thousands were built in the Susquehanna River valley. During settlement of "Penn's Woods," large tracts were subdivided many times, and by 1925 we find 12,000 farms in Lancaster County alone, and nearly every farmer wanted to produce his own lime to sweeten the fields and make mortar, plaster, and whitewash. In the most recent record, the 1875 county atlas, we find more than 500 kilns, a peak time for "do it yourself" lime burning. Commercialization relieved the farmer of the hard and dangerous work of lime burning, and the kilns fell idle around the turn of the century. Today we find evidence of 128 extant kilns in the county. Some are little more than remnants of former stonework, but others remain sturdy and sound. Their photos in this book reveal the art and labor of our ancestors who played a major role in the development of our nation.
Citește tot Restrânge

Preț: 18671 lei

Preț vechi: 23507 lei
-21% Nou

Puncte Express: 280

Preț estimativ în valută:
3574 3717$ 2995£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 20 februarie-06 martie

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780764360732
ISBN-10: 0764360736
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 477 colour & b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 177 x 254 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Editura: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Colecția Schiffer

Notă biografică

Professor Miller's 33-year tenure at Millersville University in ecology and natural history took him on extensive field trips with students and colleagues. He also photographed the ferns and butterflies of Lancaster County and now turns his lenses on its old lime kilns.