Is this also the land of wooden shoes?
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
At night his feet were placed in a wooden board with an opening to prevent him from running away.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
There was a shout which shook the wooden building, and Laura sat very still when Nasmyth stood up.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton