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Historic preservation : an introduction to its history, principles, and practice

Historic preservation : an introduction to its history, principles, and practice

by Norman Tyler

A primer that covers the gamut of preservation issues, from underlying philosophy to rehabilitation economics. Historic Preservation provides a thorough overview of the theory, technique, and procedure for preserving our architectural heritage. The perfect introduction for both architecture students and the interested layperson, it covers preservation philosophy, the history of the movement, the role of... (more)

A Field Guide to American Houses

by Virginia McAlester

The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America. 17th century to the present.

Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong

Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong

by James W. Loewen

In Lies Across America , James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me , of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. Lies Across America is a one-of-a-kind examination of sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships.... (more)

The Past is a Foreign Country

by David Lowenthal

In this remarkably wide-ranging book Professor Lowenthal analyses the ever-changing role of the past in shaping our lives. A heritage at once nurturing and burdensome, the past allows us to make sense of the present whilst imposing powerful constraints upon the way that present develops. Some aspects of the past are celebrated, others expunged, as each generation reshapes its legacy in line with current needs.... (more)

How the Other Half Lived: A People's Guide to American Historical SitesPhilip Burnham

How the Other Half Lived: A People's Guide to American Historical Sites

by Philip Burnham

Burnham, a teacher and freelance writer, liberally applies a healthy dose of political correctness to the many national historic sites located throughout the United States. The author looks at "history as we like to think it was" and gives us "history as we wish it had been." Taking several broad headings-plantations, missions, railroads, etc.-and offering his own personal reflections following visits, Burnham... (more)

Historic Preservation

by James Marston Fitch

This book outlines a complete programme for the restoration and preservation of historic structures and historic sites throughout the world. It is a basic text for both the novice entering the field and the specialist. Dr Fitch covers the many disciplines, concepts and technologies needed by the preservationist. He also includes discussions of the economic, legal and legislative forces acting upon historic... (more)

Present Pasts: Urban Palimpsests and the Politics of Memory (Cultural Memory in the Present)

Present Pasts: Urban Palimpsests and the Politics of Memory (Cultural Memory in the Present)

by Andreas Huyssen

Memory of historical trauma has a unique power to generate works of art. This book analyzes the relation of public memory to history, forgetting, and selective memory in Berlin, Buenos Aires, and New York—three late-twentieth-century cities that have confronted major social or political traumas. Berlin experienced the fall of the Berlin Wall and the city’s reemergence as the German capital; Buenos Aires lived... (more)

Wood, Brick and Stone, the North American Settlement Landscape: HousesAllen G. Noble

Wood, Brick and Stone, the North American Settlement Landscape: Houses

by Allen G. Noble

Preserving Western History

Preserving Western History is the first college reader to address public history in the American West. Andrew Gulliford’s collection of essays explains the research and work that public historians do and the complicated issues of historic site preservation and interpretation. The contributors’ writings document the application of public history to specific Western themes, places, and personalities. Subjects... (more)

Seneca Ray Stoddard: Transforming the Adirondack Wilderness in Text and Image

Seneca Ray Stoddard: Transforming the Adirondack Wilderness in Text and Image

by Jeffery L. Horrell

An exploration of the Adirondack photographic and literary work of Seneca Ray Stoddard. It examines how it influenced and was influenced by changing attitudes toward wilderness in the last half of the 19th century and how it reflected class and power in the emerging tourist industry.

Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America

Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America

by William J. Murtagh

The historic preservation movement has had a huge influence on America's built landscape for the past thirty years. Discover the cornerstone primer on the topic -- Keeping Time . This edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on preservation values in oral-based cultures, international preservation, and future developments in the field. In addition, you?ll find a clear, concise... (more)

A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century

A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century

by Robert E. Stipe

In this "best practices" volume for students, professionals, and policy makers, 15 essays by leading scholars and professionals explore the history of the preservation movement in the US, the current range of philosophies and strategies employed by professionals in the field, and recommendations for appropriate preservation strategies, both public and private.

American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture

American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture

by Les Walker

A landmark of architectural history, AMERICAN HOMES surveys over 100 American housing styles and illustrates them through nearly 1000 line drawings. Using his own unique combination of "exploded" diagrams and floor plans and easy-to-follow text, award-winning architect and author Lester Walker has created the definitive bible of home design, fully practical but wonderful, too, for armchair browsing and dreaming. ... (more)

Shadowed Ground: America's Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy, revised and updated

Shadowed Ground: America's Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy, revised and updated

by Kenneth E. Foote

From reviews of the first edition: "This splendid, well-written, amply documented volume is remarkable in several respects, including the fact that, despite being the first extended treatment of its subject, it is likely to remain the definitive one." --Professional Geographer "A fascinating look at the American obsession with historically violent and tragic places." --Western Historical Quarterly ... (more)

Building a National Image: Architectural Drawings for the American Democracy, 1789-1912Bates Lowry

Building a National Image: Architectural Drawings for the American Democracy, 1789-1912

by Bates Lowry

Selected from federal archives, the architectural drawings here range from early austere designs for the U.S. Capitol to several bold proposals for a Lincoln memorial, some of which are attributed to Rockwell Kent. There are works on a tiny scaleof ornamental detailswhile others are grand views of cities. Together the plates are a vivid, fascinating look at architectural vision and the construction process. In... (more)

Wood, Brick, and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape : Barns and Other Farm Structures (Wood, Brick, & Stone)

Wood, Brick, and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape : Barns and Other Farm Structures (Wood, Brick, & Stone)

by Allen George Noble, M. Margaret Geib

Historic Homes of AmericaErnest Wood

Historic Homes of America

by Ernest Wood

A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

by Frank Ching

This book defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings, each executed in Mr. Ching's signature style.

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