Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century

Title: Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century Author: Witold Rybczynski ISBN: 0684824639 Publisher: Scribner Published: 1999 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. A 1611617 Publisher Description: In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, the bestselling author of Home and City Life illuminates Frederick Law Olmsted's role as a major cultural figure and a man at the epicenter of nineteenth-century American history. We know Olmsted through the physical legacy of his stunning landscapes -- among them, New York's Central Park, California's Stanford University campus, Boston's Back Bay Fens, Illinois's Riverside community, A