Exploring Stone Walls

Exploring Stone Walls
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780802719263
ISBN-13 : 0802719260
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Book Synopsis Exploring Stone Walls by : Robert Thorson

Download or read book Exploring Stone Walls written by Robert Thorson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only field guide to stone walls in the Northeast. Exploring Stone Walls is like being in Thorson's geology classroom, as he presents the many clues that allow you to determine any wall's history, age, and purpose. Thorson highlights forty-five places to see interesting and noteworthy walls, many of which are in public parks and preserves, from Acadia National Park in Maine to the South Fork of Long Island. Visit the tallest stone wall (Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island), the most famous (Robert Frost's mending wall in Derry, New Hampshire), and many more. This field guide will broaden your horizons and deepen your appreciation of New England's rural history.


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