The Park and the People
Title | The Park and the People PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Rosenzweig |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 642 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780801497513 |
Delineate the politicians, business people, artists, immigrant laborers, and city dwellers who are the key players in the tale. In tracing the park's history, the writers also give us the history of New York. They explain how squabbles over politics, taxes, and real estate development shaped the park and describe the acrimonious debates over what a public park should look like, what facilities it should offer, and how it should accommodate the often incompatible.
The Parks and the People
Title | The Parks and the People PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Rosenzweig |
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People and the Parks
Title | People and the Parks PDF eBook |
Author | Marilyn E. Weigold |
Publisher | |
Pages | 87 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Parks |
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Parks for the People
Title | Parks for the People PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Partridge |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 23 |
Release | 2022-04-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1984835165 |
National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge reveals the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, the United States Capitol building's landscape, and more. Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol. This scenic biography is lavishly illustrated by Becca Stadtlander, and National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge brings her renowned lyricism and meticulous research to the visionary who brought parks to the people.
The Parks of the People
Title | The Parks of the People PDF eBook |
Author | Michigan. Department of Conservation |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Parks |
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Public Parks
Title | Public Parks PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Law Olmsted |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | City planning |
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Parks for the People
Title | Parks for the People PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Dunlap |
Publisher | Fulcrum Publishing |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2017-09-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1938486013 |
Growing up on a Connecticut farm in the 1800s, Frederick Olmsted loved roaming the outdoors. A contest to design the nation’s first city park opened new doors for Olmsted when his winning design became New York’s Central Park, just one of Olmsted's ideas that changed our nation's cities. Award-winning author Julie Dunlap brings Olmsted to life in this wonderful biography.