The American Country House

The American Country House
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0300105053
ISBN-13 : 9780300105056
Rating : 4/5 (056 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The American Country House by : Clive Aslet

Download or read book The American Country House written by Clive Aslet and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent book describes the great country houses built with American industrial fortunes from the end of the Civil War until 1940. The American Country House draws on the rich and often amusing writings of contemporaries to evoke the lives the buildings served as well as architectural shapes they took. 275 illustrations.


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