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CTMQ > eric sloane

Book Review: A Reverence for Wood

February 19, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

All Things Wood are Good A Reverence for Wood, Eric Sloane (1965) Look, man, I'm going to keep this review very short. If you're familiar with Eric Sloane's books, you almost surely love Eric Sloane books. If you're not, you can go read my longer review of his A Museum of Early American Tools published a year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: books, Connecticut Books, Connecticut History Books, eric sloane

Book Review: A Museum of Early American Tools

January 21, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

Toolin' Along A Museum of Early American Tools, Eric Sloane (1964) Connecticut museum visit #541. This is a first. 541 Connecticut museums into this decades-long project and I'm calling a book I just read a museum. Which is ridiculous. Absurd. Ludicrous. The book was written by Eric Sloane, one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, Museums, New Post Tagged With: books, Connecticut Books, eric sloane, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tools

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