Author:
Martin, Justin.
Imprint:Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2011.
Descriptionxiv, 461 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:"A Merloyd Lawrence book."
Note:"An enthusiast by nature" : growing up, 1822-1851 -- "The cause of future freedom' : Southern travels and journalism, 1852-1857 -- "A people's pleasure-ground" : conceiving Central Park, 1857-1861 -- "Heroes along with the rest" : Civil War service, 1861-1863 -- "There seems to be no limit" : California, 1863-1865 -- "Where talents and the needs of the world cross" : shaping the nation, 1865-1877 -- "I have all my life been considering distant effects" : summits and sorrows, 1877-1903.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries
