Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Enslaved persons
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Examines the economy and it's impact of slavery on the coast land slave states pre-Civil War.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Enslaved persons
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Examines the economy and it's impact of slavery on the coast land slave states pre-Civil War.
Cotton Kingdom
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429015918
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is best known for designing parks in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, and the grounds of the Capitol in Washington. But before he embarked upon his career as the nation's foremost landscape architect, he was a correspondent for theNew York Times, and it was under its auspices that he journeyed through the slave states in the 1850s. His day-by-day observations--including intimate accounts of the daily lives of masters and slaves, the operation of the plantation system, and the pernicious effects of slavery on all classes of society, black and white--were largely collected in The Cotton Kingdom. Published in 1861, just as the Southern states were storming out of the Union, it has been hailed ever since as singularly fair and authentic, an unparalleled account of America's "peculiar institution."
Photographs
Author: Lee FriedlanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Genius of Place
Author: Justin MartinPublisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306818817
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
This definitive, first full-scale biography of Olmsted--famed designer of New York's Central Park--reveals him also as a brilliant political and social reformer.
Frederick Law Olmsted
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society (LOA #270)
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher: Library of America
ISBN: 1598534602
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
The biggest and best single-volume collection ever published of the fascinating and wide-ranging writings of a vitally important nineteenth century cultural figure whose work continues to shape our world today. Seaman, farmer, abolitionist, journalist, administrator, reformer, conservationist, and without question America’s foremost landscape architect and urban planner, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) was a man of unusually diverse talents and interests, and the arc of his life and writings traces the most significant developments of nineteenth century American history. As this volume reveals, the wide-ranging endeavors Olmsted was involved in—cofounding The Nation magazine, advocating against slavery, serving as executive secretary to the United States Sanitary Commission (precursor to the Red Cross) during the Civil War, championing the preservation of America’s great wild places at Yosemite and Yellowstone—emerged from his steadfast commitment to what he called “communitiveness,” the impulse to serve the needs of one’s fellow citizens. This philosophy had its ultimate expression is his brilliant designs for some of the country’s most beloved public spaces: New York’s Central Park, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Boston’s “Emerald Necklace,” the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, garden suburbs like Chicago’s Riverside, parkways (a term he invented) and college campuses, the “White City” of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, and many others. Gathering almost 100 original letters, newspaper dispatches, travel sketches, essays, editorials, design proposals, official reports, reflections on aesthetics, and autobiographical reminiscences, this deluxe Library of America volume is profusely illustrated with a 32-page color portfolio of Olmsted’s design sketches, architectural plans, and contemporary photographs. It also includes detailed explanatory notes and a chronology of Olmsted’s life and design projects. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect, 1822-1903: Early years and experiences
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Olmsted National Historic Site and the Growth of Historic Landscape Preservation
Author: David Grayson AllenPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555536794
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A contextual history of Massachusetts' Olmsted National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421410869
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) planned many parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed and defended today. His public parks, the design of which he was most proud, have had a lasting effect on urban America.