Early American Architecture: From the First Colonial Settlements to the National PeriodHailed as "a model of scholarship" by the Saturday Review, thisÿcomprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from early settlers' primitive cabinsÿto Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations complement the text, praised byÿThe New York Timesÿas "entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written." |
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Early American Architecture: From the First Colonial Settlements to the ... Hugh Morrison No preview available - 1987 |
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