| The House Tells the Story: Homes of the American Presidents Contributor(s): Van Doren, Adam (Author), McCullough, David (Foreword by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1567925421 ISBN-13: 9781567925425 Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - House & Home | Design & Construction - Architecture | Historic Preservation - General - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 728.370 |
| LCCN: 2015000579 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 12.1" W x 9.1" (2.70 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An utter delight...it opens windows into the history of this country by showing how some of this country's makers and shapers lived."--Wall Street Journal. From Teddy Roosevelt's estate, Sagamore Hill, on Long Island to Harry Truman's humble home in Independence, Missouri, here are the homes--inside and out--of 15 American presidents through an artist's eyes. Adam Van Doren has a deep appreciation for architecture and the ways people shape their environments. About Mount Vernon: "Subtler touches, like the cupola, the faux rustication, and the red roof are all evidence of Washington's refined sense of how to transform an ordinary farmhouse into a stately manor." At Franklin Roosevelt's Hyde Park home, Van Doren emphasizes its accommodations for F.D.R.'s wheelchair. From Monticello in Virginia to Wheatland, the Pennsylvania home of James Buchanan, to Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas - plus the White House, where all but the first president lived - Van Doren records each home's style and heritage. All giving the reader a fresh look at America's presidents and their lives and times. |