Early American Architecture: From the First Colonial Settlements to the National PeriodHailed as "a model of scholarship" by the Saturday Review, this˙comprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from early settlers' primitive cabins˙to Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations complement the text, praised by˙The New York Times˙as "entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written." |
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| Title | Early American Architecture: From the First Colonial Settlements to the National Period Dover books on architecture |
| Author | Hugh Morrison |
| Edition | illustrated, unabridged, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Courier Corporation, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0486254925, 9780486254920 |
| Length | 619 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / History / General |
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