The Lean-To, A History from Ancient Times to the 21st Century

By Robert E. Williams

What's inside...

• What is a lean-to? Where did it come from?
• The Adirondack Mountains of New York State: The Setting for the Adirondack Lean-To
• Ancient peoples and Native Americans of the Western Hemisphere and their shelters
• Twentieth-century studies, commissions, committees, and reports of New York State as they relate to the lean-to and its future
• Organization, timeline, and results of the international survey on lean-tos
• Comprehensive bibliography and reference list
• Lean-to photographs