American Historic Places : Literature and the Arts

The study of historic places -- what happened at a particular site & how the lives of the people there were affected -- is a great way to approach history, to ¿relive¿ the experience. Offering a detailed tour through the homes & studios of important Amer. artists, writers, & musicians, this vol. visits such places as: Belfield, farm of painter Charles Willson Peale, in Phila., PA; Orchard House, where author Louisa May Alcott lived, in Concord, MA; Twain House, home of author-humorist Mark Twain, in Hartford, CT; the house painter Winslow Homer in Prout¿s Neck, ME; Taliesin West, studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, in Scottsdale, AZ; Rowan Oak, the home of novelist William Faulkner, in Oxford, MS; & writer Thomas Wolfe¿s residence in Asheville, NC. Illus.Spangenburg, Ray is the author of 'American Historic Places : Literature and the Arts', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422390672 and ISBN 1422390675.