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"Exploring Stone Walls" by Robert M Thorson
The document explores the historical, geological, and cultural significance of stone walls, detailing their features, functions, and the relationship between human activity and natural landscapes in New England. It provides a comprehensive overview of stone formation, wall construction techniques, and their classification, supported by various chapters and visual aids. The epilogue emphasizes the need to preserve these structures as integral to the cultural and natural heritage, warning against their indiscriminate removal.
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- 3. OUTLINE Take-Away Close Call Signature Landform Definition ExploringStone Walls Kids & Walls
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- 36. Introduction A Closer Lookat Stones A Closer Look at Walls Walls in Space and Time Epilogue Appendix
- 37. A CLOSER LOOKAT STONES
- 38. Chapter 1 -Life and Habitat In every season, life is an important part of walls
- 41. Chapter 2 -Stone Size and Shape • Birth of Stones • Size of Stones • Shape of Stones
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- 45. Chapter 3 -Minerals and Rocks • Minerals • Rock Texture • Rock Types • The Mix of Stones in a Wall
- 48. Chapter 4 -Features and Marks • Fossils, Folds and Other Features • Glacier Marks • Weathering • Tool Marks
- 50. A CLOSER LOOKAT WALLS
- 51. Chapter 5 -Wall Size and Shape • Wall Dimensions • Shape • Symmetry
- 53. Chapter 6 -Structure and Style • Order • Placement • Mortar and Matrix
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- 56. Chapter 7 -Layout and Purpose • Junctions • Purpose
- 58. Chapter 8 -Chronology and Age • Sequence • Calendar Age • Abandonment Age • Cultural Stage
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- 63. WALLS IN SPACE& TIME
- 64. Chapter 10 -Landscapes • Terrain • Provinces • Sub-regions
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- 67. Chapter 11 -Walls to Visit • Tourist • Noteworthy
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- 71. Epilogue Last Paragraph: “New Englandis a place where human activities are so thoroughly blended into the otherwise natural landscape that the distinction between them is moot and meaningless.”
- 72. Epilogue FINAL SENTENCE: “To strip-minestone walls from such a landscape thoughtlessly, to sell them as if they were so much blast rubble is to unravel the binding threads that hold our patchwork landscape of culture and nature together. “
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- 74. Appendix • Resources • Toolsand Equipment • Classification Key • Life List of Walls
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- 76. How many ofyou have a stone wall in your yard or nearby?
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- 80. I Like StoneWalls S T O N E W A L L S E C R E T S
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