Genius of Place
- Synopsis
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New York based biographer Justin Martin takes on the extraordinarily multifaceted life and career of the man known for his design of Central Park but whose legacy reaches far deeper and wider. The text is supported by a generous section of b&w photos of Olmsted and his family, and some sites, including the McLean asylum where he had designed the landscape and where he eventually died. In the appendix, the author offers a list of sites he visited during research for this book, describing each one and where to get the best view and imagining what Olmsted might have seen. These include Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California, Stanford University Main Quad, Yosemite, and Arnold Arboretum in Boston, among others. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780306819841
- Publisher:
- Da Capo Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/13/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Justin Martin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
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