For many Americans, the log cabin stands as a symbol of independence and resolve—often depicted as the virtuous home of noble pioneers who bravely hacked their way through dense forests to tame a wild ...

Many Americans have a special fondness for the log cabin, viewing it as the home of heroic pioneers, or at least a great weekend escape. But it wasn’t always this way. The log cabin was originally ...

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...

“The Log Cabin: An Illustrated History” by Andrew Belonsky is a humorous history behind one of America’s most recognizable icons. The Log Cabin: An Illustrated History (Countryman Press, 2018) by ...

I am fond of recalling this anecdote from the life of Horatio Storer, a man who would graduate from Harvard and become the father of American gynecology and one of the most influential doctors in the ...

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At the end of 2015, I had this idea that I’d toss away my life. Give up my job, break my apartment lease, disconnect my phone. I’d sell my possessions, stuff what I could into a pack, and disappear ...

A log cabin was a modest home that was used as a symbol in many political campaigns. Six U.S. presidents were born in log cabins. In the campaign of 1840, a newspaperman wrote that William Henry ...

When you get out of Canada's major urban centers, you discover towns and small cities home to surprisingly vibrant ...

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The Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site presents a continuing series on the traditions of log architecture in the region. Melanie O’Hara will explore the American architectural tradition of ...