Bibliograph

Houses of the presidents, childhood homes, family dwellings, private escapes, and grand estates, by Hugh Howard ; original photography by Roger Straus III

Type

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Houses of the presidents, childhood homes, family dwellings, private escapes, and grand estates, by Hugh Howard ; original photography by Roger Straus III

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-253) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Houses of the presidents

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

769232510

Responsibility statement

by Hugh Howard ; original photography by Roger Straus III

Sub title

childhood homes, family dwellings, private escapes, and grand estates

Summary

A tour of the houses and lives of America's presidents interweaves personal, presidential, and architectural histories to offer insight into the way chief executives have lived, providing photography of dwelling interiors and exteriors

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A Constitutional Matter -- Mount Vernon: George Washington -- The Old House: John Adams and John Quincy Adams -- Monticello and Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson -- Montpelier: James Madison -- The Hermitage: Andrew Jackson -- Lindenwald: Martin Van Buren -- Wheatland: James Buchanan -- Lincoln Home and President Lincoln's Cottage: Abraham Lincoln -- Ulysses S. Grant Cottage: Ulysses S. Grant -- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: Benjamin Harrison -- Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt -- Woodrow Wilson House: Woodrow Wilson -- Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site: Calvin Coolidge -- Springwood: Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Eisenhower National Historic Site: Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Birthplace: John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park: Lyndon Johnson -- Richard Nixon Birthplace: Richard M. Nixon -- Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: James Earl Carter -- Rancho Del Cielo: Ronald Reagan -- Bill Clinton Birthplace: William Jefferson Clinton -- The George W. Bush Childhood Home: George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush -- Other Presidential Homes -- Afterword -- Visitor Information -- For Further Reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index

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Contributor