The Best Planned City in the World Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo Park System |
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| Author:
| Kowsky, Francis |
| By (photographer):
| Olenick, Andy |
| Series title: | Designing the American Park Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62534-291-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Beginning in 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created a series of parks and parkways for Buffalo, New York, that drew national and international attention. In this book Francis R. Kowsky illuminates this remarkable constellation of projects. Utilizing original plans, drawings, photographs, and copious numbers of reports and letters, he brings new perspective to this vast undertaking.
Beginning in 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created a series of parks and parkways for Buffalo, New York, that drew national and international attention. In this book Francis R. Kowsky illuminates this remarkable constellation of projects. Utilizing original plans, drawings, photographs, and copious numbers of reports and letters, he brings new perspective to this vast undertaking.