When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but
modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski
couldn t help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent
expert on engineering, history, and design, he began wondering
about the place s origins and evolution: Who built it, and how?
What needs, materials, technologies, historical developments, and
laws shaped it? How had it fared through the years with its various
inhabitants?
Sleuthing around dimly lit closets, knotty-pine wall panels, and
even a secret passage but never removing so much as a nail Petroski
zooms in on the details but also steps back to examine the
structure in the context of its time and place.
Catherine Petroski s beautiful photographs capture the clues and
the atmosphere. A vibrant cast of neighbors and past residents most
notably the house s masterful creator, an engineer-turned- folk
architect become key characters in the story.
As the mystery unfolds, revealing an extraordinary house and its
environs, this ode to loving design will leave readers enchanted
and inspired."
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