Michigan's Capitol: Construction & Restoration

A history of the building and restoration of one of the nation's most prominent capitols.

Michigan's Capitol: Construction and Restoration

History

Seale, William

Americas

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL

A history of the building and restoration of one of the nation's most prominent capitols.

Univ of Michigan Pr

This beautiful collection of photographs recaptures the history of American home interiors. Filling almost every page are vivid pictures of historic rooms from across the country accompanied by enlightening descriptions. Perfect for historians, designers, or anyone interested in a view of the past.

The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors through the Camera's Eye, 1860-1917 (American Association for State and Local History)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

AltaMira Press

This engaging history of the house that has served as home to U.S. presidents for more than two centuries revises and enlarges William Seale’s 1986 classic account of the White House's architectural, social, and cultural history. Besides updating the original volumes, the new edition includes chapters on the presidencies of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. An epilogue covers the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush years. The President's House is an unforgettable account of the White House from its origins during the nation’s beginning to today, a continuing story of adapting and altering, yet always keeping close to the original image and purpose of the landmark. Seale carefully documents the ways in which different presidents and their families used and lived in the White House, showing not only the lives of the first families but also scores of characters known and unknown who achieve importance in the story and play their parts in the keeping and management of the house—butlers, housemaids, caterers, gardeners, coachmen, architects, interior decorators, and even fortune-tellers.
Filled with behind-the-scenes glimpses of the private and public lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this richly detailed social history includes 175 images culled from the White House files and other archival collections.

The President's House: A History (2 Volume Set)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Although Sam Houston has been the subject 6f several biographies and· many historical articles, little attention has been paid to his third wife, whose enormous influence on the Liberator of Texas has never before been examined closely. In this first biography of Margaret Lea Houston, a remarkable woman is finally awakened from the historical sleep which has enveloped her for over a century.Alabama-born Margaret Lea was just a schoolgirl when she first saw Sam Houston arrive at New Orleans after the Battle of San Jacinto to have his wounds tended. "She later described having a premonition that she would some day meet Sam Houston," says· William Seale. "But she told that story many years later, after she had become his wife."For marry Sam Houston she did–in the face of strong opposition of family and friends and of Houston's friends and advisers. Twenty-six years younger than her husband, this protected child of a Baptist minister set out to change the life of the frontier hero. Aware that alcoholism and the sorrows of personal misfortune weighed upon him, she battled the former and sought to alleviate the latter.Her abiding faith in him, coupled with his unceasing devotion to her and to their children, is a central theme of this book. The author explores the personality of Margaret, the idealist whose absorption in religion often led her to melancholia, the reader of romances who was never able to come to terms with the Texas wilderness, the wife who strummed her guitar and wrote love poems during her husband's absences on affairs of state.This account of Sam Houston's wife, which presents details of the general's life not hitherto explored, is in addition a colorful picture of the time in which she lived. It is a realistic appraisal of Sam and Margaret Houston, to which the author has brought a fresh and sympathetic understanding. In writing the richly human story, he has made extensive use of unpublished manuscripts and original documents in private hands and public archives.

Sam Houston's wife: A biography of Margaret Lea Houston

University of Oklahoma Press

Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, William Seale's two-volume The President's House is the most complete history of the White House ever written. Drawing upon 10 years of research and writing, the author provides the first detailed account of the many changes the house has undergone. Along with details of the building's architectural history, interior designs, antiques, and other decorative arts, The President's House furnishes a wonderful narrative of the people associated with the White House.

The President's House in Two Volumes

Teen & Young Adult

White House Historical Association

The paintings, drawings, and anecdotes of America's premier sports artist bring to life the world of golf, profiling the great golfers past and present, exploring some of the world's finest courses, and capturing great moments in golf history.

Of Houses & Time: Personal Histories of America's National Trust Properties

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

Photographs depict the domes of the United States Capitol building, the Library of Congress, and the forty-three state capitols with domes, as viewed from the rotunda, looking upward into the center of the dome

Domes of America

Photography & Video

Pomegranate

Virginia's Executive Mansion

The Library of Virginia

Recreating the Historic House Interior

William Seale tells more than the right way to choose wallpaper or light fixtures, though those subjects and many others he presents with unparalleled authority. He delves deeper, asking the restorer to approach the project base on the research methods and planning tools of the professional historian.

Recreating the historic house interior

American Association for State and Local History

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