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Description edit
Wright's family history, personal adventures, and colorful friends are explored in this evocative biography. Secrest had unprecedented access to an extensive archive of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books. "Secrest's achievement is to etch Wright's character in sharp relief. . .... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Add a description of this character.
- Olgivanna Wright
- Kaufmann
- Taliesin
- Sullivan
- Darwin Martin
- Miriam Noel
- Johnson
- Catherine
- Richard
- Hitchcock
- Maginel
- Lewis Mumford
- William
- James
- Ashbee
- Jenkin
- Jack Howe
- Svetlana
- Jennie
- Jane
- Gurdjieff
- Miriam Wright
- La Follette
- David
- Adler
- Wes
- Mamah Borthwick
- Llewellyn
- Thomas
- Chandler
- Enos
- Ruskin
- Mcarthur
- Darwin D. Martin
- Robie
- Anne
Setting & Locations edit
- Chicago
- Wisconsin River
- New York
- Oak Park
- Arizona
- Madison
- Japan
- The Valley
- Los Angeles
- Wales
- Spring Green
- Silsbee
- United States
- Paris
- Europe
- Germany
- America
- London
- Fallingwater
- California
- Illinois
- Hillside
- Russia
- Tokyo
- Llandysul
- Berlin
- Minneapolis
- Washington
- Florence
- Milwaukee
- Moscow
- Oklahoma
- Phoenix
- England
- France
- Scottsdale
- Buffalo
- Connecticut
- Pittsburgh
- Italy
- East Coast
- Lone Rock
- Froebel
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- Montenegro
First Sentence edit
In a quiet family graveyard adjoining a field of Wisconsin corn, a tombstone marks the spot where Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, was buried in the spring of 1959.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Meryle Secrest (Author)
- Hsiang-ju Lin (Author)
- Tai-yi Lin
- Adet Lin
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0394564367
Page Count: 634
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0394564367
Page Count: 634
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 720.92
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