Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted Martin JustinPaperback
Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted Martin JustinPaperback The full and definitive biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, influential abolitionist, ardent social reformer and…
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Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted Martin JustinPaperback
The full and definitive biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, influential abolitionist, ardent social reformer and conservationist, and the visionary designer of Central ParkFrederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. This momentous career was shadowed by a tragic personal life, also fully portrayed here.Most of all, he was a social reformer. Best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park to Boston's Emerald Necklace to Stanford University's campus, Olmsted was also an influential journalist, early voice for the environment, and abolitionist credited with helping dissuade England from joining the South in the Civil War.
An awesome and timeless intent stands behind Olmsted's designs, allowing his work to He didn't simply create places that were beautiful in the abstract.
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