{"product_id":"a-reverence-for-wood-by-eric-sloane","title":"A Reverence for Wood by Eric Sloane","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis refreshing and delightfully written book underscores the important role that wood has played in the development of American life and culture. Charmingly illustrated with author Eric Sloane's own sketches, the text illuminates with rare insight the enormously varied and useful qualities of wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovering such topics as the aesthetics of wood, wooden implements, and carpentry, Sloane remarks expansively and with affection on the resourcefulness of early Americans in their use of this precious commodity. From cradle to coffin, the pioneer was surrounded by wood. It was used to make tools, fence the land, and build barns. People sat at wooden tables on wooden chairs and ate from wooden dishes. Charcoal, one of the many by-products of wood, was used to preserve meat, remove offensive odors, and produce ink. The bark of various trees was processed to make medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn entertaining, factual, and historically accurate book, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Reverence for Wood\u003c\/i\u003e will delight woodcrafters and lovers of Americana. It is one of Eric Sloane's best books. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe books of \u003cstrong\u003eEric Sloane\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrate the time-honored traditions of early America and remind us of the ties that forever bind us to them. A prolific artist, Sloane created nearly 15,000 paintings and drawings over his lifetime, many of which enhance his delightful books of bygone days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDover Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: February 18, 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.3\" H x 10.8\" L x 8.42\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68247749755031,"sku":"upg1793765947742","price":8.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/6319\/4007\/files\/a-reverence-for-wood-by-eric-sloane_1.jpg?v=1793765952","url":"https:\/\/canvasbagboutique.shop\/products\/a-reverence-for-wood-by-eric-sloane","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}