Frederick Law Olmsted (Paperback Edition)

Designing the American Landscape
by Charles Beveridge, photographs by Paul Rocheleau
edited and designed by David Larkin

Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) designed America's most beloved parks and landscapes of the 19th century—New York's Central Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Biltmore Estate, and many others. He was a pivotal figure in the movement to create and preserve natural parks such as Yosemite and Niagara Falls, and he also contributed to the design of many academic campuses.

Charles Beveridge, a research historian on Olmsted, and photographer Paul Rocheleau present the full breadth of Olmsted's work in their superb book. The engaging and authoritative text and beautiful photographs illuminate Olmsted's leading role in the history of American landscape design.

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