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Rock Fences of the Bluegrass
Wooley, Carolyn Murray; Raitz, Karl B.
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Description for Rock Fences of the Bluegrass
Series: Perspectives on Kentucky's past. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 771.
Gray rock fences built of ancient limestone are hallmarks of Kentucky's Bluegrass landscape. Why did Kentucky farmers turn to rock as fence-building material when most had earlier used hardwood rails? Who were the masons responsible for Kentucky's lovely rock fences and what are the different rock forms used in this region?
In this generously illustrated book, Carolyn Murray-Wooley and Karl Raitz address those questions and explore the background of Kentucky's rock fences, the talent and skill of the fence masons, and the Irish and Scottish models they followed in their work. They also correct inaccurate popular perceptions about the ... Read more
Gray rock fences built of ancient limestone are hallmarks of Kentucky's Bluegrass landscape. Why did Kentucky farmers turn to rock as fence-building material when most had earlier used hardwood rails? Who were the masons responsible for Kentucky's lovely rock fences and what are the different rock forms used in this region?
In this generously illustrated book, Carolyn Murray-Wooley and Karl Raitz address those questions and explore the background of Kentucky's rock fences, the talent and skill of the fence masons, and the Irish and Scottish models they followed in their work. They also correct inaccurate popular perceptions about the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives on Kentucky's past
Number of Pages
240
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813117621
SKU
V9780813117621
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About Wooley, Carolyn Murray; Raitz, Karl B.
Karl Raitz is professor emeritus of geography at the University of Kentucky and author of Bourbon’s Backroads: A Journey through Kentucky’s Distilling Landscape. He is coeditor of The Great Valley Road of Virginia: Shenandoah Landscapes from Prehistory to the Present and coauthor of Rock Fences of the Bluegrass.
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