Stone By Stone: The Magnificent History In New England'S Stone Walls,New

Stone By Stone: The Magnificent History In New England'S Stone Walls,New

In Stock
SKU: DADAX0802776876
Brand: Bloomsbury Usa
$23.00
Quantity
Add to wishlist
Add to compare

Processing time: 1-3 days

US Orders Ships in: 3-5 days

International Orders Ships in: 8-12 days

Return Policy: 15-days return on defective items

Payment Option
Payment Methods

Help

If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, withing 24 hours on weekdays.

Customer service

All questions about your order, return and delivery must be sent to our customer service team by e-mail at yourstore@yourdomain.com

Sale & Press

If you are interested in selling our products, need more information about our brand or wish to make a collaboration, please contact us at press@yourdomain.com

There Once May Have Been 250,000 Miles Of Stone Walls In America'S Northeast, Stretching Farther Than The Distance To The Moon. They Took Three Billion Manhours To Build. And Even Though Most Are Crumbling Today, They Contain A Magnificent Scientific And Cultural Storyabout The Geothermal Forces That Formed Their Stones, The Tectonic Movements That Brought Them To The Surface, The Glacial Tide That Broke Them Apart, The Earth That Held Them For So Long, And About The Humans Who Built Them.Stone Walls Tell Nothing Less Than The Story Of How New England Was Formed, And In Robert Thorson'S Hands They Live And Breathe. 'The Stone Wall Is The Key That Links The Natural History And Human History Of New England,' Thorson Writes. Millions Of Years Ago, New England'S Stones Belonged To Ancient Mountains Thrust Up By Prehistoric Collisions Between Continents. During The Ice Age, Pieces Were Cleaved Off By Glaciers And Depositedoften Hundreds Of Miles Awaywhen The Glaciers Melted. Buried Again Over Centuries By Forest And Soil Buildup, The Stones Gradually Worked Their Way Back To The Surface, Only To Become Impediments To The Farmers Cultivating The Land In The Eighteenth Century, Who Piled Them Into 'Linear Landfills,' A Place To Hold The Stones. Usually The Biggest Investment On A Farm, Often Exceeding That Of The Land And Buildings Combined, Stone Walls Became A Defining Element Of The Northeast'S Landscape, And A Symbol Of The Shift To An Agricultural Economy.Stone Walls Layer Time Like Russian Dolls, Their Smallest Elements Reflecting The Longest Spans, And Thorson Urges Us To Study Them, For Each Stone Has Its Own Story. Linking Geological History To The Early American Experience, Stone By Stone Presents A Fascinating Picture Of The Land The Pilgrims Settled, Allowing Us To See And Understand It With New Eyes.

⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Recently Viewed