| Edition |
First Da Capo Press edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 461 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A Merloyd Lawrence book" -- T.p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-435) and index. |
| 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 service, 1861-1863 -- "There seems to be no limit" : California, 1863-1865 -- "Where talents and the needs of the world cross" : shaping the nation, 1865-1877 -- "I have all my life been considering distant effects" : summits and sorrows, 1877-1903. |
| Subject |
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
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Landscape architects -- United States -- Biography.
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Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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City planning -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
9780306818813 hardcover alkaline paper $30.00 |
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0306818817 hardcover alkaline paper |
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