Bøger af Luther Weston Turner

The Basket Maker is a novel written by Luther Weston Turner and first published in 1909. The story revolves around a young man named David, who is a skilled basket maker living in a small village in New England. David is passionate about his craft and takes great pride in his work. However, he is also a bit of a recluse and prefers to keep to himself.One day, a wealthy woman named Miss Latham comes to the village and takes an interest in David's baskets. She is impressed by his skill and offers to help him sell his baskets to a wider audience. David is hesitant at first, but eventually agrees to work with Miss Latham.As David's business grows, he begins to attract the attention of other wealthy individuals who want to buy his baskets. However, this newfound success comes at a cost. David becomes increasingly isolated from his community and begins to lose touch with the values that were once so important to him.Throughout the novel, Turner explores themes of ambition, success, and the struggle to maintain one's integrity in the face of temptation. The Basket Maker is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that has stood the test of time and continues to be read and enjoyed by readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Basket weaving is a long-practiced art form around the world, used in practical and decorative manners. Author Luther Weston Turner developed this illustrative manual to explain how to develop a variety of simple, melon shaped, and circular baskets, as well as mats. He begins with the basics to help familiarize new artisans. Turner does not work in a specific style, though he worked with various Native American tribes at the turn of the century and has borrowed extensively from the stylings he learned. This particular work was originally part of a 1905 series, but became so popular that they were collected and developed into this manual. While he published a small selection of articles on basketry in various journals, such as Manual Training Magazine, this is Turner's only known book.