American Shelter

Inhardcoverforthefirsttimeinarevisededition,andwithover1,000illustrations,AmericanShelter--thelandmarkreferenceinarchitecturalhistory--surveysandillustrateseveryAmericanhousingstylefromNativeAmericandaystothepresentandbeyond.Over100stylesarecovered,including1700sDutchColonialsandNewEnglandsaltboxes,Southernplantationmansions,plainShakerdwellings,whimsicalCarpenterGothics,andmodernmodularhomes,andarchitectLesterWalker'ssuperbcoveragefeaturesdetaileddrawingsofeachstyle,includingexplodeddiagramsandfloorplans--essentialreferencetotheAmericandwelling,pastandpresent.