As most readers know, we love books. We have – ahem – a lot of them.
We have our books organized by subject matter, i.e. World History, American History, Homesteading, Religion, Writing, Science, Finance and Frugality, Preparedness, Rural Living, etc. Most of these books are nonfiction, and a great deal fall under the category of reference materials.
In the spirit of putting up Amazon Associate links once in a while, I thought it might be useful to put up the occasional blog post reviewing some of our favorite volumes. Maybe I'll call it "Book Review Monday" or something.
With that in mind, today's book review will feature two modern-day reprints of very old farm references. "Homemade Contrivances" dates to 1897, and "Handy Farm Devices" dates to 1910.
The reason we like references like this is because a capable carpenter like Don can duplicate these useful plans and ideas without much hardship. Sometimes older items are as good, or better, than their modern counterparts.
These are not small books, either. "Handy Farm Devices" is 288 pages long. "Homemade Contrivances" spans an impressive 621 pages in length. That is a lot of information.
(Obligatory disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, if you purchase through those links, I earn a small commission.)
So there you go: Your book review du jour.
Love love love the idea of Book Review Mondays. Do you have a suggestion for a book on soap making?
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As a matter of fact, I do. I'll address that next Monday.
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DeleteHandy Devices is on sale at Amazon. Getting both. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove all of my books but it wasn't always feasible to take every one! No matter the move; the schools and library received tons of books. But, the reference, history, literary, how to, medical....always got packed and moved to our new residence. Everything else is on my kindle.
ReplyDeletePS Soap making books are on the shelf and formulas stored!
Warmest wishes!
Yes, I too love the idea of regular book reviews from you. I’m excited to get a peek inside your book stash!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI already have both of these, but I look forward to other book suggestions.
ReplyDeleteYes, and also leverage the idea into an article for BWH magazine.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful service you are providing for us! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
ReplyDeleteLove this idea, thank you! I have Handy Farm Devices but never heard of Homemade Contrivances. Going to have to pick that up. Just the name alone is great, who uses the word “contrivances” anymore?!
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought chicken tractors were a recent innovation...
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