Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Second Paperback Printing vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1. A Regional Folk Architecture 1
6. 2. The Origin & Diffusion of Log Folk Architecture 21
7. 3. Raising a Log Wall 31
8. 4. Corner Notching 49
9. 5. Construction of Floors, Roofs, & Chimneys 83
10. 6. Log Dwelling Types & Floorplans 105
11. 7. Log Public Buildings 149
12. 8. Rural Log Outbuildings 161
13. 9. Texas Log Culture Regions 181
14. 1. A List of Texas Restoration Projects Open to the Public That Include Log Structures 185
15. 2. A List of Replicas or Reconstructions of Log Buildings in Texas 188
16. Notes 189
17. Glossary of Log Construction Terms Encountered in Texas 205
18. Bibliography 211
19. Index 223