The public-spirited Beatrix Farrand of Mount Desert Island / Roxanne Brouse.

Author
Brouse, Roxanne S. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • [Mount Desert, Maine] : Beatrix Farrand Society Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
127 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

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    Notes
    • "Published in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Acadia National Park".
    • Illustrations on endpapers.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
    Language note
    Text in English.
    Contents
    • The collaboration. Farrand and Rockefeller ; Farrand and the Millers
    • The roadside landscape. Farrand's approach ; Vistas near and far ; Coping stones ; "Pet plants" ; Natural and cultural history ; The nuseries ; Forestry work
    • The specifics. Hull's Cove and Paradise Hill roads ; Aunt Betty's pond, Southwest Valley Road and Jordan-Sargent Mountain Road ; Eagle Lake road ; Motor road planting ; Gate lodges ; Beaver Pool ; Stone bridges
    • The legacy. The 1947 fire ; Conclusion ; Epilogue
    • Appendix. Transcribed road notes ; Transcribed planting reports ; Selected letters ; Vista study map ; Map of 1947 fire ; Plant map ; Plant list.
    ISBN
    • 9780692754382
    • 0692754385
    OCLC
    965384872
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