The Covered Bridge

Author : Brian Doyle
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780888996039

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Covered Bridge by Brian Doyle Pdf

Centered on the theme of cherishing the past, "Covered Bridge" pits earnest Hubbo O'Driscoll against two determined, cynical land developers. Hubbo is beginning to enjoy the pleasures of country life while staying with his guardian aunt and uncle, and he even has a job as curator of the area's rustic covered bridge. When the old bridge -- home to a wayward ghost and her lovelorn postman -- is suddenly threatened by builders Ovide and Prootoo Proulx, Hubbo searches for a way to save it. Accompanied by his personable dog, Nerves, Hubbo tries to reconcile the charms of days gone by with the profit-driven demands of the present. At the last minute, help arrives in unexpected form: Foolish Father Foley from Farrelton, the two ghosts, and a crazy goat. But will it be enough to keep the old bridge of Mushrat Creek from demolition?

Author : Brian Atkinson
Publisher : Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Covered bridges
ISBN : 1551097559

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New Brunswick's Covered Bridges by Brian Atkinson Pdf

Sprinkled across the province's waterways, New Brunswick's many covered bridges have long been a subject of history and pride. In New Brunswick's Covered Bridges, Brian Atkinson takes us on a photographic tour of these wooden masterpieces, from the Hartland Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the world, to smaller bridges such as the Maxwell Crossing Bridge. Atkinson's delightful photos capture different sizes, shapes, and styles of these magnificent structures, while short write-ups provide history and highway directions. With these bridges slowly succumbing to decay, natural disasters, and even arson, New Brunswick's Covered Bridges is an invaluable photographic collection of a bygone era.

Author : Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110178394

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Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges by Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans Pdf

The result is a revised and expanded second edition, filled to the brim with color photographs and additional information about each of the 221 remaining covered bridges in the state."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Robert James Waller
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759521728

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The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller Pdf

Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.

Author : Fred J. Moll
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738592497

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Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges by Fred J. Moll Pdf

This book invites the reader to step back in time and imagine the days when ancestors traveled through wooden spans to reach their daily destinations. Starting in the early 1800s, Pennsylvania's rich forests provided natural material for the construction of more than 1,500 covered bridges across the state. The first covered bridge was built in 1805. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges looks at the earliest covered bridges as well as those that have survived modern progress. Images also show rare railroad covered bridges that have been saved from destruction over the years.

Author : Brian J. McKee
Publisher : American Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Covered bridges
ISBN : PSU:000033932279

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Historic American Covered Bridges by Brian J. McKee Pdf

Among the featured bridges are two of the longest covered bridges left in the United States, the Medora and Williams bridges; Kentucky's Bennett Mill Bridge, the only surviving Wheeler truss bridge; and the Stark Bridge in New Hampshire, which provides one of the most picturesque scenes in America.

Author : Terry E. Miller,Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462914203

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America's Covered Bridges by Terry E. Miller,Ronald G. Knapp Pdf

As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the time—not only about its transportational needs, but the availability of materials and the technological prowess of the people who built it. Illustrated with some 550 historical and contemporary photos, paintings, and technical drawings of nearly 400 different covered bridges, America's Covered Bridges offers five readable chapters on the history, design and fate of America's covered bridges, plus related bridges in Canada. Most of the contemporary photography is by master photographer A. Chester Ong of Hong Kong. 55 photo essays on the most iconic bridges including: Cornish-Windsor Bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine East Paden and West Paden (Twin Bridges), Pennsylvania Philippi Bridge, West Virginia Hortons Mill Bridge, Alabama Medora Bridge, Indiana Rock Mill Bridge, Ohio Knight's Ferry Bridge, California Perrault Bridge, Quebec, Canada Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada Over time, wooden bridges eventually gave way to ones made of iron, steel and concrete. An American icon, many covered bridges became obsolete and were replaced—others simply decayed and collapsed. Many more were swept away by natural disasters and fires. America's Covered Bridges is absolutely packed with fascinating stories and information passionately told by two leading experts on this subject. The book will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in American history, carpentry and technological change.

Author : Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781611683851

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New England's Covered Bridges by Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans Pdf

A complete guide to more than 200 covered bridges in the six New England states.

Author : Marsha Williamson Mohr
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780253008015

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Indiana Covered Bridges by Marsha Williamson Mohr Pdf

A symbol of Indiana's past, the covered bridge still evokes feelings of nostalgia, romance, and even mystery. During the 19th century, over 500 of these handsome structures spanned the streams, rivers, and ravines of Indiana. Plagued by floods, fire, storms, neglect, and arson, today fewer than 100 remain. Marsha Williamson Mohr's photographs capture the timeless and simple beauty of these well-traveled structures from around the state, including Parke County—the unofficial covered bridge capital of the world. With 105 color photographs, Indiana's Covered Bridges will appeal to everyone who treasures Indiana's rich architectural heritage.

Author : Brian Doyle
Publisher : Groundwood Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0888993382

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Easy Avenue by Brian Doyle Pdf

Hubbo's first year in high school is off to a bad start, as he veers wildly between the lovely but poor Fleurette Featherstone Fitchell and the ever more enticing gang at the exclusive Hi-Y Club. Trying to avoid his guardian aunt (who just happens to be the school's cleaning lady) and working for the elegant, elderly and very rich Miss Collar-Cuff make life even more confusing for Hubbo. A rich Dickensian cast of characters and an improbable surprise ending round out this wonderfully comic novel by one of Canada's best-loved children's authors. Book jacket.

Author : Richard Sanders Allen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486436623

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Covered Bridges of the Northeast by Richard Sanders Allen Pdf

A richly detailed account of bridge builders, the tools they used, and their finished masterpieces, this profusely illustrated work describes foot bridges, latticework and double-decked structures, drawbridges, and more. Filled with information on bridge locations, lengths of spans, and other data, this priceless tribute to a bygone era. 150 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Harold Rau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1532300212

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A Guide to the Covered Bridges of Parke County, Indiana by Harold Rau Pdf

Author : Joseph D. Conwill
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0760318220

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Covered Bridges Across North America by Joseph D. Conwill Pdf

Few symbols of America's transportation past are as popular or evoke as much nostalgia as covered bridges. While several regional histories and guidebooks exist, no general history of the subject in America has been written in the past 20 years. This engaging historical chronology of covered bridges past and present and located across the United States celebrates a quickly vanishing touchstone of rural Americana. The author explains the origin of covered bridges beginning in 1805 before continuing through the "classic era" (1830-1920) and the structure's gradual downfall from 1950 to 1980. Along the way, readers learn of architectural styles and structural types, and discussions of their cultural significance in rural communities. The text is accompanied by color photography of centuries-old structures called from the author's 35-year-old collection, as well as by photos from state and regional archives.

Author : Ronald G. Knapp,Terry E. Miller,Liu Jie
Publisher : Art Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1952461022

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China's Covered Bridges by Ronald G. Knapp,Terry E. Miller,Liu Jie Pdf

"China's Covered Bridges: ...

Author : Jeffrey E Blackman
Publisher : Countryman Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-26
Category : Photography
ISBN : PSU:000064307008

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Covered Bridges of New England by Jeffrey E Blackman Pdf

During the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries, the erection of nearly one thousand covered bridges was recorded in New England's archives. However, the ravages of time, storms, floods, neglect, and vandals have reduced the remaining historic, authentic covered bridges to fewer than two hundred. While the majority of these bridges are in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire, wonderful examples of covered bridges can be found in all six of the New England states.