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American Windmills - An Album of Historic Photographs (Paperback)
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American Windmills - An Album of Historic Photographs (Paperback)
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From the earliest days of European settlement, Americans have
cherished the sight of a windmill - an instantly recognizable
feature of the American landscape. Boasting nearly two hundred
striking images, this book is the first devoted to photographs
illustrating historic wind machines throughout North America. T.
Lindsay Baker, an expert historian on windmills, has written about
wind-power history for twenty-five years. His album contains
historic images captured by professional windmiller B. H. ""Tex""
Burdick and from corporate archives of windmill manufacturers. It
depicts windmills in a wide range of settings and uses - not only
on ranches and farms but also alongside railroads, in industry, and
even in urban areas. The photos chosen for this book illustrate
windmill manufacture, distribution, and use in all regions of the
United States, with an emphasis on the Great Plains. They take us
into the factories to show how commercial windmills were
mass-produced and marketed - and also into rural America to show
how inventive individuals designed their own homemade wind
machines. An introduction by photography historian John Carter
provides an overview of the importance of windmills in rural life
and Americans' compulsion for photographing them.
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