Wisconsin Barns

Writer and historian Nancy Schumm-Burgess and photographer and journalist Ernest J. Schweit set out on a two-year quest to document the Wisconsin's iconic barns, which have come to represent a way of life defined by family, a connection to the land, ingenuity, and hard work. Schumm-Burgess digs up fascinating details on the backgrounds of the structures, including a rare log barn dating to the 1840s, a barn that once served as a stagecoach stop, and another designed by African American architect Algie Shivers. Schweit's photographs capture the storied structures in all seasonsfrom modest mid-1800s barns to round and octagonal structures to grand, arch-roofed edifices.

Author: Nancy Schumm-Burgess
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 8.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781560374831
ISBN10: 1560374837
BISAC Categories:
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Architectural & Industrial
- Travel | United States | Midwest | General