by Eric Sloane.  Softbound, 112 pages, 6-1/2" x 9-1/2".  Accurate line drawings depict a variety of barns, such as those in Maine, attached to houses; an "open" log barn in Virginia and a "top hat" barn in North Carolina.  Covered bridges--like barns, built for soundness and endurance--are also illustrated. Among them a saltbox structure in New England, a bridge with a pedestrian walkway in rural New York state, and a 10-span-long bridge at Clarks' Ferry, PA.  Americana enthusiasts and lovers of these traditional symbols of early American life will delight in this priceless tribute to a bygone era.