Press
Release
NEW BOOK
SHOWCASES MONTANA’S
GRAND OLD BARNS
“More
than fifty grand old barns from across Montana are beautifully
portrayed in “Big Sky Barns,” a new book by
Montana photographer Chuck Haney.
“Big
Sky Barns” is the first book about these prominent,
proud icons of Montana’s farms and ranches. It features
barns from all across the state, from the western valleys
to the eastern plains. There are stock barns and cattle
barns, round barns and stone barns, huge historic barns
and old homesteader barns—each one beautifully photographed.
The
nearly 100 color photos and the interesting histories behind
many of the barns will delight barn lovers, nostalgia buffs,
historians, and anyone who has ever been intrigued about
the beauty and the functionality of these essential buildings,
which played such a critical role in the settling of the
west. Barn fans will also love the photos of unique barn
details such as cupolas, weather vanes, and doors.
As
Chuck Haney says in the introduction to the book, “A
hundred years ago barns helped define an era of hope and
potential when settlers flocked into Montana with little
more than the willingness to do backbreaking labor on raw
land. Some didn’t make the cut while others prospered.
A large, well-built barn was a sign of prosperity and progress…Sadly,
with each passing season the number of barns still standing
in Montana diminishes and so do their stories…It’s
not only the structures that are disappearing but also
a simpler way of life.”
“Big
Sky Barns” makes the perfect gift for people interested
in Montana’s rural roots. The soft-cover coffee-table
style book retails for $19.95 and is available at bookstores
across the state or by calling Riverbend Publishing toll-free
1-866-787-2363. |
