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Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Baker, Jean H. (Professor of History Emerita, Professor of History Emerita, Goucher College)
Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Baker, Jean H. (Professor of History Emerita, Professor of History Emerita, Goucher College)
Just as the revolutionaries of America sought to create a new society, so too did Benjamin Henry Latrobe seek to create buildings and oversee public works projects that would elevate the culture and society of the United States. This biography of Benjamin Henry Latrobe narrates the challenges to and triumphs of America's first professionally trained architect and engineer.
272 pages, 34 halftones
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 24, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9780190696450 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 243 × 164 × 21 mm · 588 g |