text Genius of place : the life of Frederick Law Olmsted
- Summary
- Describes the life of the landscape architect responsible for New York's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace including his lesser-known time spent as an influential journalist, early voice for the environment and abolitionist, all overshado... Read more
- Contents
- "An enthusiast by nature" : growing up, 1822-1851 -- "The cause of future freedom' : Southern travels and journalism, 1852-1857 -- "A people's pleasure-ground" : conceiving Central Park, 1857-1861 -- "Heroes along with the rest" : Civil War servic... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xiv, 461 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press 2011
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 OLMSTED, FREDERICK LAW Martin in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 921 OLMSTED, FREDERICK LAW Martin in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |