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Buildings of North Dakota (Buildings of the United States)
Martens, Steve C., Ramsay, Ronald H. L. M.
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Description for Buildings of North Dakota (Buildings of the United States)
Hardcover. Series: Buildings of the United States. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
For many people outside the state, North Dakota conjures visions of a remote, sparse, and seemingly inhospitable landscape, replete with ghost towns, scattered farmsteads, and settings reminiscent of the movie Fargo. Yet beyond this facile image lies a spectacular array of high-style, vernacular, ethnic, and modern buildings, a pragmatic architecture that reflects the setting and settlers of the Great Plains. A distinct “prairie mosaic” of houses, homesteads, and rural churches draws on the cultures of Germans from Russia, Norwegians, and Icelanders, and varied Native American groups such as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. North Dakota's architectural heritage is complemented by ... Read more
For many people outside the state, North Dakota conjures visions of a remote, sparse, and seemingly inhospitable landscape, replete with ghost towns, scattered farmsteads, and settings reminiscent of the movie Fargo. Yet beyond this facile image lies a spectacular array of high-style, vernacular, ethnic, and modern buildings, a pragmatic architecture that reflects the setting and settlers of the Great Plains. A distinct “prairie mosaic” of houses, homesteads, and rural churches draws on the cultures of Germans from Russia, Norwegians, and Icelanders, and varied Native American groups such as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. North Dakota's architectural heritage is complemented by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Buildings of the United States
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813936406
SKU
V9780813936406
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About Martens, Steve C., Ramsay, Ronald H. L. M.
Steve C. Martens and Ronald L. M. Ramsay are Associate Professors of Architecture at North Dakota State University, USA. Since coming to North Dakota in 1967 and 1971, respectively, they have explored the state's architectural heritage with curiosity and fascination. Each has published nationally on a range of regional subjects and historical issues, and through their research they remain vigorously ... Read more
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