Reviews
The 40 houses and 48 people profiled in this lushly illustrated coffee-table book provide a sense of place for the American Revolution. Hugh Howard's text peoples the bare rooms in the reader's mind, and Straus' photographs give the armchair traveler a good sense of what tourists experience, if not a complete historical accounting., "A must-have library addition . . . if your interest in American history extends to architecture, brief biographies, and juicy domestic gossip." --Sarasota Herald-Tribune , "What a smart, elegantly conceived book this is. Hugh Howard and photographer Roger Straus III walk us through the homes of our Founding Fathers, transporting us back in time. A real treasure!" -Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc , "What a smart, elegantly conceived book this is. Hugh Howard and photographer Roger Straus III walk us through the homes of our Founding Fathers, transporting us back in time. A real treasure!"Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, A must-have library addition . . . if your interest in American history extends to architecture, brief biographies, and juicy domestic gossip. -Sarasota Herald-Tribune , "By bringing us into the homes of our founders, Houses of the Founding Fathers makes them come alive and reminds us that they were wonderfully human. With great pictures and research, this book allows us to imagine their footsteps and to feel our kinship with them. After reading it, I felt wrapped in the warmth of our heritage." -Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin and Einstein, "The 40 houses and 48 people profiled in this lushly illustrated coffee-table book provide a sense of place for the American Revolution. Hugh Howard's text peoples the bare rooms in the reader's mind, and Straus' photographs give the armchair traveler a good sense of what tourists experience, if not a complete historical accounting." -- San Francisco Chronicle, A must-have library addition . . . if your interest in American history extends to architecture, brief biographies, and juicy domestic gossip., The 40 houses and 48 people profiled in this lushly illustrated coffee-table book provide a sense of place for the American Revolution. Hugh Howards text peoples the bare rooms in the readers mind, and Straus photographs give the armchair traveler a good sense of what tourists experience, if not a complete historical accounting., "A must-have library addition . . . if your interest in American history extends to architecture, brief biographies, and juicy domestic gossip." , " A must-have library addition . . . if your interest in American history extends to architecture, brief biographies, and juicy domestic gossip." -- Sarasota Herald-Tribune
