Offering a sense of rural life at the time of the American Civil War, this book combines photographs of a 19th-century barn in New York State with extracts from a farmer's diary of the period. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.
19th century farmer's diary with 20th century photos
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This little book is beautifully produced with exquisite photos of an old barn taken by master photographer Szarkowski. The accompanying excerpts from Philo Blinn's 19th century are both poignant and evocative of life in Columbia County New York. Philo Blinn was just an ordinary farmer, but he had a way with words that make his life and that of his neighbors come to life.
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