Thomas Jefferson: Landscape Architect

by Frederick Doveton Nichols and Ralph E. Griswold

Book Overview

Collaboration with the greatest botanists of his time, an instinctive humanitarianism, and a natural ingenuity in landscape design combined to make Thomas Jefferson a pioneer in American landscape architecture. Frederick D. Nichols and Ralph E. Griswold, in this close study of Jefferson's many notes, letters, and sketches, present a clear and detailed interpretation of his extraordinary accomplishments in the field.

Thomas Jefferson,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081390899X
• ISBN13: 9780813908991
• Release Date: April 1981
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

definitive treatise

Freddy Nichols was a professor of mine at the University of Virginia. You couldn't find anyone more knowledgeable regarding Jefferson's work, and this little volume pretty well summarizes Jefferson's landscape work, particularly at Monticello and UVa. While Mr. Nichols is now gone, this work is a valued addition to my library.