The White House Garden - Hardcover

Seale, William; Kvalsvik, Erik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0912308699 ISBN 13: 9780912308692

Publisher: White House Historical Assn, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Seale, William

About this title

About the Author:

William Seale is an American historian and author whose work is focused on historical writing and the restoration of historic American buildings, notably state capitols. His books include, The Imperial Season; The President’s House: A History; The White House: History of an American Idea; The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors Through the Camera’s Eye; Recreating the Historic House Interior; The Virginia Governor’s Mansion; Temples of Democracy: The State Capitols of the USA; and many others. He is editor of White House History the award-winning journal of the White House Historical Association.

From Booklist:

The not-for-profit White House Historical Association presents a 200-year history of the White House garden. The "President's Park," established in 1791, is the official designation of the 82 acres surrounding the executive mansion. The space includes Lafayette Park on the north and the Ellipse on the south, both public areas. The immediate grounds of the White House are a smaller part of the park, contained within an iron fence. Seale, a historian, fills the book with engaging details; for instance, John Quincy Adams loved to work in the garden, many trees and flower beds were planted during President Jackson's term, the first greenhouses were constructed in the 1850s, and Woodrow Wilson's first wife planted a rose garden in 1913 on the site of the present one. The text is lively and informative; the finished book will have 97 color photographs and 30 historic black-and-white ones. George Cohen

About this edition

• Publisher: White House Historical Assn
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0912308699
• ISBN 13: 9780912308692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128