{"product_id":"windmills-and-water-mills-of-long-island-hardcover","title":"Windmills and Water Mills of Long Island - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Frances Pulling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Frances Sr. Pulling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerald A. Leeds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWindmills and water mills are truly the wonders of an \u003cbr\u003eearlier era, the wooden technology of yesteryear. \u003cbr\u003eTo us, they may be graceful and charming relics. To the \u003cbr\u003ecolonists, however, they were a vital necessity. Colonial \u003cbr\u003ecraftsmen constructed them to mill grain, saw wood, pump \u003cbr\u003ewater, and do various other jobs. Furthermore, the mill was \u003cbr\u003ethe gathering place for the villagers. While they waited for \u003cbr\u003etheir grain to be milled, the villagers exchanged news and \u003cbr\u003egossip and stories. Millers were well respected not only for \u003cbr\u003etheir mill's output but also for their own weather forecasts, \u003cbr\u003eknowledge of engines and machines, and, of course, \u003cbr\u003eup-to-date news. \u003cbr\u003eLong Island is an ideal place for catching the steady wind \u003cbr\u003efrom the ocean and bays: 125 miles long, narrow--only \u003cbr\u003e20 miles across at its widest, and relatively flat. Thus, many \u003cbr\u003ewindmills were built here and still exist here, particularly \u003cbr\u003eat the island's east end. As a matter of fact, the south fork \u003cbr\u003eof eastern Long Island contains the greatest number of \u003cbr\u003esurviving windmills in the United States. Before 1700, \u003cbr\u003eLong Island also had many water mills, some of them \u003cbr\u003epowered by the tide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636742353203,"sku":"9781531601904","price":50.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/EFTzrLvJR49781531601904.webp?v=1762278770","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/windmills-and-water-mills-of-long-island-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}