Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and

Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society (LOA #270) (Library of America)

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 Americaâ€™s foremost landscape architect and urban planner, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822â€“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 inâ€”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 Americaâ€™s great wild places at Yosemite and Yellowstoneâ€”emerged from his steadfast commitment to what he called â€œcommunitiveness,â€ the impulse to serve the needs of oneâ€™s fellow citizens. This philosophy had its ultimate expression is his brilliant designs for some of the countryâ€™s most beloved public spaces: New Yorkâ€™s Central Park, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Bostonâ€™s â€œEmerald Necklace,â€ the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, garden suburbs like Chicagoâ€™s Riverside, parkways (a term he invented) and college campuses, the â€œWhite Cityâ€ of the 1893 Worldâ€™s Columbian Exposition, and many others.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 Olmstedâ€™s design sketches, architectural plans, and contemporary photographs. It also includes detailed explanatory notes and a chronology of Olmstedâ€™s life and design projects.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781598534528
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-11-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781598534528

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781598534528
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2015-11-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781598534528

Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society (LOA #270) (Library of America)