Our Governors' Mansions

by Mike Brake, Kathy Keating, Cathy Keating, et al.

Book Overview

Every one of America's official governors' residences has a story to tell, and rooms filled with elegant furniture, fine art, exceptional decorative objects, and fascinating historical artifacts. Led... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810936887
• ISBN13: 9780810936881
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.0" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Executive Mansions

This book is well researched and the subject matter is very interesting. Every state is represented, with the exception of the few states, California!!!, that don't have an offical exective residence. The book is well layed out, my only qualm is the visuals, it's not that the images are poor, it's just the quality of visuals are poor, they are not vivid, they are not crisp, I can only assume it has something to do with the quality of the paper used, whatever the reason it is quite noticable and too bad because other wise it is a very good book, having said that I still highly recommend it because it's not the author fault for the quality of the photos, that lies with the publisher.

excellent coffee table book

This book dedicates 4-5 pages to each Governor's mansion in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Written history of each home is included, as well as pictures of the different mansion's exteriors and interiors. At the end of the book are addresses to contact any of the 50 Governors or First Ladies of the United States...

Our Governors' Mansions

For years I have looked for a book about the Governors' Mansions of the United States. This book was recommended to me by the director of Alabama's Governor's Mansion and I was very excited and proud to get it! With beautiful pictures and interesting stories of every mansion this book is a real gem. It is a great book for anyone interested in history, architecture, or interior decorating. Our country is indebted to First Lady Kathy Keating for all her hard work.

fascinating, rare look at historic governors' homes

Believe it or not, this is the first of its kind, a complete look at every occupied governors' residence in the nation. This is a fun read with interesting historic tidbits about these beautiful homes. Great pictures too!