Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux. Olmsted and Vaux's first project was Central Park in New York City, which led to many other urban park designs. These included Prospect Park in Brooklyn; Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey; and Forest Park in Portland, Oregon. He headed the preeminent landscape architecture and planning consultancy of late 19th century United States, which was carried on and expanded by his sons, Frederick Jr. and John C., under the name Olmsted Brothers.
The Cotton Kingdom, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States
"The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States, Volume 2" by Frederick Law Olmsted is a historical...
By Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted : $b Landscape architect. Vol. 1, Early years and experiences, together with biographical notes.
"Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect, Vol. 1, Early Years and Experiences" is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This vo...
By Frederick Law Olmsted
The Cotton Kingdom, volume 1 (of 2) : $b A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States
Considerably abridged from the author's "A journey in the seaboard slave states," "A journey through Texas," and "A journey in the back country."
By Frederick Law Olmsted
Description of a plan for the improvement of the Central Park
"Description of a Plan for the Improvement of the Central Park" by Olmsted and Vaux is a detailed design proposal written in the late 1850s, specifica...
By Frederick Law Olmsted
Hospital transports : $b A memoir of the embarkation of the sick and wounded from the peninsula of Virginia in the summer of 1862
"Hospital Transports: A Memoir of the Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from the Peninsula of Virginia in the Summer of 1862" is a historical accoun...
By Frederick Law Olmsted