I'm not gonna do the same, tired, standard 'I was born in a log cabin' kind of book. There's so much more I want to do.
The quiet rhythmic monotone of the wall of logs fills one with the rustic peace of a secluded nook in the woods.
I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
I like Alaska for the salmon fishing - it's fantastic there. I usually stay in a log cabin with no one around for miles. I like to go with friends, but I'm also happy to be on my own with nature.
A log cabin symbolized the embrace between civilization and nature, humans literally wrapping the trees around them as they might draw on a coat and hat.
Nick Yablon ranges widely, from log cabins to skyscrapers and from Tocqueville to pulp fiction. He combines imaginative research with probing interpretation. Untimely Ruins offers fresh and challenging insights about the American built environment on nearly every page.
Lincoln was not great because he was born in a log cabin, but because he got out of it
