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By Robert M. Thorson
The author of Stone by Stone guides us to the most interesting stone walls in the Northeast
Speaking to historical societies, garden clubs, and stone wall aficionados, Robert Thorson was often asked to recommend a guidebook to New England's stone walls one that helps people identify and appreciate the walls in their yards and neighborhoods, and in the woods of the Northeast. None existed, so Thorson has written such a guide.
Like a good detective story, Exploring Stone Walls pieces together the many clues that are observable when encountering any stone wall, aiding you in determining a wall's history, age (the presence of lichen on stones and signs of collapse are indicators of how old the wall is), and purpose (if the stones bear the marks of being hammered or drilled, the wall was more likely built as architecture than as a place to dispose of stone).
Exploring Stone Walls highlights the particularly interesting walls to visit, most of which are in public parks and preserves, from Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, to Acadia National Park, Maine. This guidebook will broaden your horizons and deepen your appreciation of historic stone walls.
PRAISE FOR STONE BY STONE:
'[Thorson's] fine study is an open invitation to head into the country oneself and explore a stone wall as it wanders through an overgrown field and into the woods.'
THE BOSTON GLOBE
'Rarely has a book on so mundane a topic delivered so much information in so enjoyable a manner.Thorson is a fine writer, a scientist with the sensibility of a poet.'
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
The author of Stone by Stone guides us to the most interesting stone walls in the Northeast
Speaking to historical societies, garden clubs, and stone wall aficionados, Robert Thorson was often asked to recommend a guidebook to New England's stone walls one that helps people identify and appreciate the walls in their yards and neighborhoods, and in the woods of the Northeast. None existed, so Thorson has written such a guide.
Like a good detective story, Exploring Stone Walls pieces together the many clues that are observable when encountering any stone wall, aiding you in determining a wall's history, age (the presence of lichen on stones and signs of collapse are indicators of how old the wall is), and purpose (if the stones bear the marks of being hammered or drilled, the wall was more likely built as architecture than as a place to dispose of stone).
Exploring Stone Walls highlights the particularly interesting walls to visit, most of which are in public parks and preserves, from Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, to Acadia National Park, Maine. This guidebook will broaden your horizons and deepen your appreciation of historic stone walls.
PRAISE FOR STONE BY STONE:
'[Thorson's] fine study is an open invitation to head into the country oneself and explore a stone wall as it wanders through an overgrown field and into the woods.'
THE BOSTON GLOBE
'Rarely has a book on so mundane a topic delivered so much information in so enjoyable a manner.Thorson is a fine writer, a scientist with the sensibility of a poet.'
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
