Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society (Loa #270)

by Frederick Law Olmsted

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598534521
• ISBN13: 9781598534528
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Library of America
• Length: 822 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"