Eric Sloane was as prolific an author and illustrator as he was a painter. He wrote and illustrated dozens of books on subjects that fascinated him, including early American life and tools, barns and architecture, weather, aviation, folklore, and the American landscape. Today, Eric Sloane’s books remain an important part of his legacy and are widely collected by readers interested in his art, writing, and distinctive view of American history. The bibliography below provides a chronological list of books by Eric Sloane for readers and collectors interested in exploring his work.
For those interested in collecting Eric Sloane books, the bibliography below is adapted from Wil Mauch’s Symbols of American Spirit: 50 Years of the Eric Sloane Museum. For a more comprehensive guide to individual titles and editions, we recommend Dr. Dean L. Mawdsley’s The America of Eric Sloane: A Collector’s Bibliography and its Supplement 2003, published by the Connecticut Historical Commission in 1990 and 2003. Sloane’s books are remarkable repositories of his art, philosophy, humor, and knowledge. Whether you are building an Eric Sloane book collection or simply discovering his work, don’t just collect these books—please read them.
You may be able to find many of these titles through The Eric Sloane Appreciation Society – we recommend them highly.
Clouds, Air and Wind (1941), Devin-Adair Company, New York.
Camouflage Simplified (1942), Devin-Adair Company, New York.
Gremlin Americanus (1942), B.F. Jay & Company, New York.
Your Body In Flight (1943), T.O. 00-25-13 Air Service
Command, Fairfield, Ohio.
Eric Sloane’s Weather Book (1949), Duell, Sloan &
Pearce, New York.
Skies and the Artist: How to Draw Clouds and Sunsets (1950),
Art Books For All, New York.
American Barns & Covered Bridges (1954), Wilfred Funk,
Incorporated, New York.
Eric Sloane’s Almanac and Weather Forecaster (1955), Duell,
Sloan & Pearce, New York.
Our Vanishing Landscape (1955), Wilfred Funk, Incorporated,
New York.
American Yesterday (1956), Wilfred Funk, Incorporated, New
York.
The Book of Storms (1956), Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New
York.
The Seasons of America Past (1958), Wilfred Funk,
Incorporated, New York.
Return to Taos: A Sketchbook of Roadside America (1960),
Wilfred Funk, Incorporated, New York.
Look at the Sky (1961), Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New
York.
Diary of An Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 (1962),
Wilfred Funk, Incorporated, New York.
ABC of Early Americana (1963), Doubleday & Company,
Incorporated, Garden City, New York.
Folklore of American Weather (1963), Duell, Sloan &
Pearce, New York.
A Museum of Early American Tools (1964), Wilfred
Funk, Incorporated, New York.
A Reverence For Wood (1965), Wilfred Funk,
Incorporated, New York.
An Age of Barns (1966), Funk & Wagnalls,
Incorporated, New York.
The Sound of Bells (1966), Doubleday & Company,
Incorporated, Garden City, New York.
The Cracker Barrel (1967), Funk & Wagnalls,
Incorporated, New York.
Don’t – A Little Book of Early American Gentility (1968),
Funk & Wagnalls, Incorporated, New York.
Mr. Daniels and the Grange (1968), Funk & Wagnalls,
Incorporated, New York.
The Second Barrel (1969), Funk & Wagnalls,
Incorporated, New York.
Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather (1970), World
Publishing Company, New York.
I Remember America (1970), Funk & Wagnalls,
Incorporated, New York.
Do: A Little Book of Early American Know-How (1972),
Walker & Company, New York.
The Little Red Schoolhouse (1972), Doubleday & Company,
Incorporated, Garden City, New York.
The Spirits of ’76 (1973), Walker & Company, New
York.
Recollections in Black & White (1974), Walker &
Company, New York.
For Spacious Skies: A Meteorological Sketchbook of
American Weather (1978), Funk & Wagnalls, Incorporated, New
York.
Legacy (1979), Funk & Wagnalls, Incorporated, New
York.
Once Upon A Time: The Way America Was (1982),
Hastings House, New York.
Eighty: An American Souvenir (1985), Dodd,
Mead and Company, New York.