Windmills

New York: Todtri Books, 1999. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x0x12. Edges worn. 1999 Large Hardcover. 80 pp. Armchair travelers and globetrotters alike will appreciate these lavishly illustrated, informative volumes which will rekindle old memories and inspire new flights of fancy. Before steam power, windmills, along with waterwheels, were the only means available for drawing water and powering machinery. Their tall towers and billowing sails were a picturesque part the European landscape, and many remain today to remind us of the past. Here, their full history and the story of their survival is presented, along with archival illustrations and modern color photography.