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These are some of
the many books on Olmsted. |
| Anson, Melanie
D. Olmsted's Sudbrook: The Making of a Community. Baltimore, MD: Sudbrook Park, Inc.,
1997. |
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An examination into the development
of a Maryland Community. Includes a forward by Charles Beveridge. |
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| Beveridge, Charles E. and Paul
Rocheleau. Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape. New York:
Rizzoli, 1995. |
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This a splendid resource that
presents the breadth of Olmsted's work in expansive, beautiful color photographs. The
engaging text illuminates Olmsted's role as an indefatigable social resource. This book
was rereleased as a paperback in late 1998. |
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| Bryan, John M.
Biltmore Estate : The Most Distinguished Private Place.
New York: Rizzoli, 1994. |
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An engaging
look at the last project that Olmsted worked on. |
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| Burley,
Robert, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffery James. Viewing Olmsted. Boston: MIT Press,
1997. |
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A book of
photographs cataloging the present condition of many of Olmsted's commissions around North
America. |
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| Conkling,
Edgar. Frederick Law Olmsted's Point Chautauqua. Buffalo, NY:
Canisus College Press, 2001. |
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A book
tracing the history and development of a community (originally a religious
retreat) in upstate New York. It is the only project of its kind that
Olmsted designed. |
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| Fabos, Julius
G., and Gordon T. Milde, and V. Michael Weunmayer, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.: Founder
of Landscape Architecture in America. Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts
Press, 1968. |
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A Biography
of Olmsted that is currently out of print. |
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| Hall, Lee.
Olmsted's America: An "Unpractical" Man and His Vision of Civilization. Boston:
Bulfinch Press, 1995. |
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Chronicle of
Olmsted's checkered career with narrative flair, fluid interpretation, and a superb set of
illustrations. |
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| Kelly, Bruce
and Gailk Traivs Guillet, Mary Ellen W. Hern. Arts of the Olmsted Landscape. New
York: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and The Arts Publisher, Inc., 1981. |
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A look at
the Olmsted Park's as they appeared in the late 1970's, early 1980's. Currently out of
print. |
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| Newton, Norman
T. Design on the Land: The Development of Landscape Architecture. Cambridge,
Mass: Harvard University Press, 1971. |
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A detailed
history of Landscape Architecture, showcaseing Olmsted as well as many others. |
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| Olmsted,
Frederick Law. Frederick Law Olmsted Papers, located in the Manuscript Division,
Library Of Congress, Washington, DC. |
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Correspondences
from Olmsted to associates and commissions. Many of his reports and letters are available
in collected forms. |
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| Olmsted,
Frederick Law. The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveler's Observations on Cotton and
Slavery in the American Slave States. Da
Capo Pr, 1986. |
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This
collection of Olmsted writings chronicle his travels through the South prior to the Civil
War. Originally these appeared as a series of writings in the New Yorker
magazine. |
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| Olmsted,
Frederick Law. Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865.
Yosemite, California: Yosemite Assn., 1995. |
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A collection
of Olmsted's early reports on his time spent in California. |
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| Rogers,
Elizabeth Barlow. Frederick Law Olmsted's New York. New York: Praeger, in
association with the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1972. |
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A look at
the various projects the Olmsted had a hand in in the state of New York. |
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| Rogers,
Elizabeth Barlow. Rebuilding Central Park: A Management and Restoration Plan.
Boston: MIT Press, 1987. |
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A proposal
for how to go about cleaning up and restoring Central Park. |
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| Roper, Laura
Wood. FLO A Biography of Frederick Law Olmsted. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
Press, 1973. |
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For a long
time this excellent book was the definitive book on Olmsted. Today it still stands as an
important discussion on Olmsted's life and work. |
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| Rosenzweig,
Roy with Elizabeth Blackmar. The Park and the People: A History of Central Park.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1992. |
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A discussion
on the importance of Central Park and a look at it's development and current existence. |
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| Rybcznski, Witold, A
Clearing in the Distance : Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century
New York: Scribner, 1999. |
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An
intriguing and interesting look at the Olmsted's life and work and how it reflected and
influenced the 19th Century |
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| Sutton, S. B.
ed. Civilizing American Cities: A Selection of Frederick Law Olmsted's Writings on City
Landscape. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1971. |
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. Collection
of Olmsted's plans for many of his important projects, as well as a generous helping of
his writings on urban landscape in general. |
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| Zaitzevsky,
Cynthia. Frederick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park System. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard
University Press, 1982. |
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A
comprehensive look into the design, politics, history and eventual creation and
modification of Boston's Emerald Necklace. |
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