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Author:

Van Doren, Adam, 1962- author.

Title:

The house tells the story : homes of the American presidents / by Adam Van Doren ; foreword by David McCullough.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

David R. Godine Publisher,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

189 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 32 cm

Subject:

Van Doren, Adam,--1962-
Dwellings in art.
Presidents--Dwellings--United States--Pictorial works.

Other Authors:

McCullough, David G., writer of introduction.

Notes:

Map on lining papers. Includes index.

Contents:

Foreword by David McCullough -- Introduction -- Springwood, Hyde Park, New York Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York Teddy Roosevelt -- Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia Thomas Jefferson -- Mount Vernon, Virginia George Washington -- Peacefield, Quincy, Massachusetts John Adams / John Quincy Adams -- Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine George H. W. Bush -- Woodrow Wilson Home, Washington DC Woodrow Wilson -- John F. Kennedy House, Brookline, MA Joe and Rose Kennedy Home, Hyannis Port, MA John F. Kennedy -- Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania James Buchanan -- Calvin Coolidge Historic Site, Plymouth Notch, Vermont Calvin Coolidge -- Lindenwald, Kinderhook, New York Martin Van Buren -- Harry Truman Home, Independence, Missouri Harry S. Truman -- Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford, Texas George W. Bush -- Jimmy Carter Historic Site, Plains, Georgia Jimmy Carter -- Epilogue: The White House, Washington DC -- Brief Biographies of the Presidents -- A Gallery of Presidents' Homes -- Acknowledgments.

Summary:

Pre-eminent historian David McCullough and noted artist Adam Van Doren unite for an excursion to the celebrated homes of fifteen American presidents, past and present.

ISBN:

1567925421
9781567925425

OCLC:

(OCoLC)899952388

LCCN:

2015000579

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)