Log Cabins and How to Build Them

William Swanson

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The Lyons Press
03 June 2025

Self-sufficiency; Home & house maintenance

Written by famed builder William Swanson, Log Cabins and How to Build Them is a step-by-step illustrated guide that will give an inexperienced builder a true picture of how a log cabin can be built by various time- and labor-saving methods. The types of construction described in this book are practical and offer the reader the best and easiest methods of building a log cabin. Log Cabins and How to Build Them provides detailed information on procedures, types of cabins, location selection, tools, timber, site clearing, foundations, walls, roofs and floors, windows and doors, porches, garages, fireplaces, furniture, landscaping, and fence-building. All in all, Log Cabins and How to Build Them will prove an edifying read for history buffs, an entertaining bit of Americana for handymen, and an essential resource for those who wish to put this knowledge to practical use.

By: William Swanson
Imprint: The Lyons Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9781493090747
ISBN 10: 1493090747
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 03 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

William Swanson traveled the country striving to improve the living conditions of his fellow man. Shortly after the U.S. Civil War, his grandparents built a log cabin in Minnesota, where the author's mother was born and raised.

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