Book ID: 91187
Watters, Sam (ed.)
American Gardens 1890 - 1930. Volume 1: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest Regions. 2006. 250 illustr. 295 p. 4to. Cloth.
Presenting period photographs of gardens and garden buildings of prominent estates, American Gardens evokes the pastoral lives of Americas rich, including Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, John D.Rockefeller, Isabella Stewart Gardener, and R. J. Reynolds. This book has more than 250 archival photographs and plans and an invaluable biography section profiling the schooling and projects of the landscapedesigners whose work is featured in the book.