Overview
Taken from the Historic American Buildings Survey or HABS collection—which began as Depression-era works program—these images document the grace and unique nature of the Southern home. While some of the images show the grandeur of the old plantation house, others reveal a much simpler side of Southern living. And while there are always elements that are distinctive to each home there is an ever-present theme that reminds the reader that home is not just a structure, but also a reflection of our dreams. Compiled from over seventy years of HABS images, this arrangement is a matchless illustrated history of Southern architecture and design. Whether a stately mansion or a decaying rural farmhouse, the images within are a visual essay into the true nature and being of the South and Southern home.
This book title, Mantelpieces of the Old South: (Lost Architecture and Southern Culture), ISBN: 9781596290587, by William Baldwin, V. Elizabeth Turk, published by Arcadia Publishing Inc. (January 11, 2005) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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