Barns of Minnesota
Title | Barns of Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780873515276 |
Minnesota's barns are remarkable testaments to a midwestern way of life, one centered on the land, work, family, ingenuity, and perseverance. Many think of barns as breathtaking landmarks along the byways. Others have their favorite barns--the well-kept, red dairy barn near St. Cloud, the faded horse barn on the way to Faribault. Still others know these structures more intimately: barns are as integral to their lives as family and home. In Barns of Minnesota, photographer Doug Ohman showcases the vast array of these exceptional landmarks, built by hand in wood, stone, brick, or metal and dating back as far as 1880. Where Ohman's photographs capture the beauty of the barn from the outside in, Will Weaver's evocative story illuminates the life of the barn from the inside out. Readers witness the making and breaking of one barn as it plays into the life and sustenance of several generations of one family who settled the land in 1922 and who farmed into the age of agribusiness. Seventy-five stunning color photographs accompanied by Weaver's moving story uplift these beautiful buildings and a way of life on the land that is as strong and proud, as fragile and humble, as the barns among us.
Minnesota's Round Barns
Title | Minnesota's Round Barns PDF eBook |
Author | John Roscoe |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2019-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780998148991 |
The Round Barns of Minnesota
Title | The Round Barns of Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | John Roscoe |
Publisher | North Star Press of St. Cloud |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2018-10-02 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781682010976 |
Though few and far between in the agricultural landscape of Minnesota, round barns never fail to catch the eye whenever they arise from the fields and farms that blanket the state. They beg the question, "Who built this barn, and why?" For some, the question of "How was this barn built?" also springs to mind. With beautiful color photographs and exhaustive research into the history, ownership, buliding techniques, and purposes of these architectural marvels, John Roscoe takes us on a county by county road trip across the prairies, fields, and forests of Minnesota, documenting all 54 known round barns in the state and shedding light on a bit of our agricultural legacy.
Friends of Minnesota Barns
Title | Friends of Minnesota Barns PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Lammers |
Publisher | Fps LLC |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-10-07 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781087913858 |
Friends of Minnesota Barns is a non-profit dedicated to celebrating and preserving Minnesotaís rural heritage. Our mission is to educate the public and raise awareness of the importance of historic barns and farmsteads in Minnesota, and to help advocate for barn preservation. We offer educational workshops and assist others in finding resources for preservation and/or restoration of historic barns and farmsteads.
Midwest Maize
Title | Midwest Maize PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Clampitt |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2015-02-28 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0252096878 |
Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.
Barns of Aitkin County, Minnesota
Title | Barns of Aitkin County, Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | Aitkin County Historical Society (Aitkin County, Minn.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2013-12-01 |
Genre | Barns |
ISBN | 9781628902969 |
Schoolhouses of Minnesota
Title | Schoolhouses of Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780873515481 |
Stunning photographs by the popular Ohman and short tales by award-winning storyteller Heynen combine in this rich showcase of Minnesota's vintage schoolhouses.