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Stone by stone
the magnificent history in New England's stone walls
By Thorson, Robert M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-80271-394-0
- Publisher
- New York : Walker & Company, 2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 2002
As Thorson writes in his introduction, "Abandoned stone walls are the signatures of rural New England." The only national fencing census, made in 1871, estimated that there were approximately 240,000 miles of these "signatures." In telling their story, Thorson (geology and geophysics, Univ. of Connecticut) weaves together cultural and environmental histories with geography and natural science. With explanations writte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
