Homestead Builder: Practical Hints For Handy-Men

Author/Contributor(s):	Dwyer, C. P.; Vassallo, Marc
Publisher:	Lyons Press
Date:	9/1/2007
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.