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Author: Virginia McAlester
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 798
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis remarkable, information-packed architectural field guide to historic sports in the Western states comes from the authors of the perennially popular FIELD GUIDE TO AMERICAN HOUSES. The book covers 110 cities and towns with 172 historic neighborhoods and almost 200 museum houses. Over 300 illustrations and 175 maps.
Author: Virginia McAlester
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9780394739694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America. 17th century to the present.
Author: Virginia McAlester
Publisher:
Published: 1998-03-01
Total Pages: 733
ISBN-13: 9780756775957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis information-packed field guide provides a tour of domestic architecture in 110 cities and towns in 17 western states; Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The 172 historic neighborhoods covered contain hundreds of interesting dwellings that can be viewed, without ceremony, from the street -- and almost 200 museum houses of particular architectural &/or artistic significance whose interiors can be visited. The book is organized alphabetically by state, and by cities and towns within each state. There are 700 B&W photographs and drawings and 173 maps. "Here is a book that will be a landmark in its own right."
Author: Virginia McAlester
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 881
ISBN-13: 140004359X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst edition (c1984) written by Virginia and Lee McAlester.
Author: Gerald L. Foster
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2004-03-09
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9780547561523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican Houses is a historical guide to the architecture of the American home. While other architectural field guides show only façades, this book includes floor plans, showing how the form of a house arises from its function. Photographs and drawings of exteriors illustrate the significant field marks of each style and help pinpoint the key elements that can identify a house even when it has been remodeled beyond recognition. Beautifully illustrated, clearly written, and impeccably researched, American Houses is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of American residential architecture.
Author: Henry Wiencek
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 326
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than 150 mansions open to the public.
Author: Virginia Savage McAlester
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2015-07-29
Total Pages: 881
ISBN-13: 0385353871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.
Author: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
Published: 2013-09-01
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0879352469
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 1607 to 1783, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown played an important role in our nation's development by serving as the stage for key ideas and events that shaped American history. Here the first permanent English settlement was established, ideas of independence took root, and the American Revolution was won. As our nation celebrates its 400th anniversary, what better time to visit America's birthplace? This lively and lavishly illustrated guide will help you make the most of your visit. More than 250 color illustrations and maps feature the area's must-see historic sites and attractions as well as hotels, restaurants, recreation, and more.
Author: Charles V. Covell
Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 532
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMoths . . . has long been recognized as the most authoritative introduction to the moths of eastern North America. Intended for nonspecialists, but greatly appreciated by intermediate and advanced users, this book identifies and describes more than 1300 species in 59 families. The 1300 species, which include at least one in each of the 59 families present in the region, are those most likely to be encountered in eastern North America. Introductory chapters describe the anatomy and life cycle of moths and processes of collecting and preparing specimens. For each species, the book includes a description during the adult stage, the range as it was known in 1984, the flight season for adults, their relative abundance, and selected other information. Individual moths are portrayed from above, with wings extended, in 63 plates, many in color, while selected anatomical features, primarily wing shape and venation patterns, are illustrated in 76 black-and-white line drawings and photographs.
Author: Howard Youth
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Published: 2014-04-22
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1421412322
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the wonders of Washington’s complex ecosystem with this field guide to the district’s parks, gardens, urban forests and more. Every neighborhood of Washington, D.C., is home to abundant wildlife, and its large park network is rich in natural wonders. A hike along the trails of Rock Creek Park, one of the country’s largest and oldest urban forests, quickly reveals white-tailed deer, eastern gray squirrels, and little brown bats. Mayapples, Virginia bluebells, and red mulberry trees are but a few of the treasures found growing at the National Arboretum. A stroll along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers might reveal stealthy denizens such as bullfrogs, largemouth bass, and common snapping turtles. In Field Guide to the Natural World of Washington, D.C., naturalist Howard Youth takes readers on an urban safari, describing the wild side of the nation’s capital. Detailed drawings by Carnegie artist Mark A. Klingler and photography by Robert E. Mumford, Jr., reveal the stunning color and beauty of the flora and fauna awaiting every D.C. naturalist. Residents and tourists alike will find this guide indispensable, whether seeking a secluded jog or an adventurous outing away from the noise of the city.
