Dog Trots and Mud Cats: The Texas Log House

Published: August, 2013  Pages: 160  Features: 112 b&w photos. 3 maps. Notes. Bib.

Log cabins and houses are more than historical curiosities. Throughout the nineteenth century, they were symbols of American frontier ingenuity. Their images were used in political campaigns and on commercial products to represent trustworthiness and quality. When new building techniques were developed, however, they became representatives of the primitive past that were best left behind. Now log dwellings are making a comeback for urbanites trying to get back to the land. more... about Dog Trots and Mud Cats: The Texas Log House