A modern Arcadia : Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. & the plan for Forest Hills Gardens / Susan L. Klaus
- Author:
- Klaus, Susan L.
- Published:
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2002]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2002
- Physical Description:
- xii, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957 and Library of American Landscape History
- Contents:
- "A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type" : architectural and landscape design -- "Normal and usual social conditions" : marketing and management -- "A village of rare charm" : why we chose forest hills gardens -- The legacy of forest hills gardens.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 155849314X
- Note:
- "In association with Library of American Landscape History, Amherst."
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-197) and index.
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