Frederick Law Olmsted Books
A journey through Texas
Early in the year 1854 the author, a young New England journalist, crossed the Louisiana border and set off on horseback into the teeth of the Texas winter. this work recounts his travel along the...
Read MoreThe Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations On Cotton And Slavery In The American Slave States, 1853-1861
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is best known for designing New York City's Central Park, and parks in Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, and Washington. But before he embarked upon his career as the nat...
Read MoreCivilizing American Cities: Writings On City Landscapes
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) designed New York City's Central Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Chicago's South Park and Jackson Park, Montreal's Mount Royal Park, the park systems of Boston and...
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