Houses of the Presidents: Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes, and Grand Estates

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Название: Houses of the Presidents: Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes, and Grand Estates

Автор(ы): Hugh Howard, Roger Straus

Издательство: Little, Brown and Company

Год: 2012

ISBN-13: 978-0316133272

Страниц: 273

Язык: English

Формат: PDF True

Размер: 18 MB

HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of America's presidents, from George Washington's time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal, presidential, and architectural histories to shed light on the way our chief executives lived. Original photography by Roger Straus III brings the houses and furnishings beautifully to life. From Jefferson's Monticello to Reagan's Rancho del Cielo, with fascinating and surprising stops between and beyond, HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS presents a fascinating alternative history of the American presidency.