{"product_id":"wood-craft-culture-history","title":"Wood: Craft  Culture  History","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe build our houses with it  burn it for warmth  carve it for beauty  sail in it  sit on it  play with it  and fight with ityet how much do we really understand about the history and culture of wood? In this rich and fascinating book  Harvey Green examines how wood in all its variety of form and function has contributed to an extraordinary range of human endeavors.  Wood reveals the history and culture of a substance that has been a central part of human life throughout the world for thousands of years. From the prized whorls of birds-eye maple to the oak and pine that made navies and empires  from the breathtaking stave churches of Norway to the enduring popularity of the Windsor chair  from the magic of turning to the grace of a Chinese chair  and from the botany of the baseball bat to the stunning carving of Native Americans of the northwest coast  Wood decodes how a seemingly common material has come to signal class  status  and authenticity. Using the historians craft and the woodworkers hand  Green has fashioned an authoritative book sure to interest all who love this amazing material  appreciate its history  and care about its future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965408407605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0670038016","price":27.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780670038015.jpg?v=1770495696","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wood-craft-culture-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}