?Broad in scope, this book covers a wide range of subjects, including the?paintings of the Hudson River School, which shaped America's image of?itself as a sublime wilderness; architect Frederick Law Olmsted's city?parks, planned to provide both literal and metaphorical oases in the?middle of dense urban zones; the creation of national parks such as?Yellowstone and Yosemite; the construction of the Lincoln Highway,?stretching from New York to San Francisco; Franklin D. Roosevelt''s New?Deal program for the city of Greenbelt, Maryland and other suburbs; Robert?Moses's Jones Beach State Park and Parkway, intended to bring nature?within the reach of an urban population; and the relationship of?contemporary artists and architects to today's landscape.
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