A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century, Paperback - Witold Rybczynski

Reducere. Christopher AwardsIn a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down, illumina...

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Master landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is renowned for his public parks, but few know the extent of his accomplishment in mee...

Armour Never Wearies is the first volume to bring together all the hitherto scattered evidence - archaeological, literary and artistic - for the fo...

Reducere. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is best known for designing parks in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, and the grounds of the Capitol in Wash...

Reducere. Ward McAllister was a gentlemen living in the mid-to-late 19th century; this is his commentary of the high society of the time, the parties and soc...

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Reducere. Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his lan...

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In this collection the multidimensional story of children's literature in the formative period of the long nineteenth century is illuminated, quest...

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Empty graves. Coffins splintered. Bodies . . . missing. In the late nineteenth century, Fort Wayne, Indiana is rocked by an ongoing series of shock...

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This book, published in association with the International Bar Association, examines the concept of the rule of law from a variety of perspectives,...

Reducere. In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing a...

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A project of SABR's Nineteenth Century Committee, INVENTING BASEBALL brings to life the greatest games to be played in the game's early years, star...

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Reducere. During the 1930s, the Greek architect and writer Panos Tzelepis (1894-1976) recorded the memories and tales of Stavris, an older relative, who as a...

This book addresses the multifaceted history of the domestic sphere in Europe from the Age of Reformation to the emergence of modern society. By fo...

Reducere. This history of the Crow Indians links their nineteenth-century nomadic life and their modern existence. The Crows not only withstood the dislocati...

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The book introduces the age of intra-African migration, a period from the 19th century onwards in which the centre of gravity of African migration ...

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A beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated survey of 19th-century paintings in the Netherlands

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Teresa LimNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 36Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

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