Stone by Stone

The Magnificent History in New England’s Stone Walls

PRINT VERSION

Publisher: Bloomsbury (Walker & Company), New York, September, 2002. Softcover, Kindle.

Awards: Connecticut Book Award (best nonfiction, 2003)

Catalog Copy: There once may have been 250,000 miles of stone walls in America’s Northeast, stretching farther than the distance to the moon. Even though most of them are crumbling today, they contain a magnificent scientific and cultural story.

Website: Link to the book website on the Stone Wall Initiative.

AUDIO VERSION

Publisher: Tantor Media. October 25, 2022. Running time 6 hours 27 minutes.

Reader: By the author, Robert M. Thorson

Access: Available through libraries and for purchase and download at Audible and similar outlets.

Comment: Because the book was still in print and selling 20 years after its release, it was considered a “classic” to be brought out in audio.

Photo: Cover design by Sara Eisenman based on photo by Jan Glinski.