Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio (eBook)

Carl E. Feather (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
Arcadia Publishing Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-62584-745-4 (ISBN)

Infos

When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-TrumbullTurnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a “,newConnecticut.”, Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity butalso great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, wouldeventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-wateredlandscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County thenickname “,Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve.”, Admire both famousand forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quartercentury mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfectlight.

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When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a "e;new Connecticut."e; Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-watered landscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County the nickname "e;Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve."e; Admire both famous and forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quarter century mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfect light."e;

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.1.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-62584-745-9 / 1625847459
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62584-745-4 / 9781625847454