Olmsted's America: An "Unpractical" Man and His Vision of Civilization

By Lee Hall

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A dual biography of Frederick Law Olmstead, the father of American landscape architecture and of the times that helped shape him and his work - and that he, in turn, did much to shape. The work examines how Olmstead's ideas affected the United States during his time, and also today.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0821219987

ISBN13:9780821219980

Release Date:January 1995

Publisher:Bulfinch Pr

Length:288 Pages

Weight:2.62 lbs.

Dimensions:10.3" x 1.0" x 8.3"

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Architecture Arts, Music & Photography Biographies Individual Architects & Firms

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