{"product_id":"building-a-house-in-new-peter-moogk-9781550416282","title":"Building a House in New France: An Account of the Perplexities of Client and Craftsman in Early Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic work on early Canadian architecture explores the evolution of urban and rural house construction from settlement to conquest. It illustrates the ways climate, local materials, legislation and customs merged to shape original techniques and unique forms - and some of the most distinct and enduring buildings in the New World. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also explores the day-to-day lives of craftsmen and those early Canadians whose nation was under construction. The result is a lively mix of insight and anecdote, and a vivid portrait of laying a unique foundation on North American soil. As Professor Moogk concludes, \u003ci\u003e\"more than a house was being built, a cultural nation was being built.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Moogk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550416286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550416282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fitzhenry \u0026amp; Whiteside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 6.12w x 0.45d","brand":"Peter Moogk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440865620223,"sku":"9781550416282","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ca9a189-ddac-4118-89d2-08a477b523b3.jpg?v=1777187189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-a-house-in-new-peter-moogk-9781550416282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}