American Colossus: The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

American Colossus: The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943
Author: William J. Brown
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 0578012618

The first full-length history of the American grain elevator, from 1843 to 1943. Eight black and white illustrations, appendix, index, bibliography.

Grain Elevators

Grain Elevators
Author: Lisa Mahar-Keplinger
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1993
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781878271358

In this astonishing collection of photographs and drawings, Lisa Mahar-Keplinger documents on of the most American of building types: the grain elevator, revealing them as symbols of the American collective unconscious. Winner of an AIA Book Award, Grain Elevators is a companion volume to Wood Burners.