Before he became the nation's first landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted was a failed sailor, farmer, writer, and gold miner. His writings influenced international opinion on slavery, and his vision created a system of parks which would remain relevant for hundreds of years. This course will focus on Olmsted's life and world, a time of civil war, rapid nation-building, and the beginning of the American park system.

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Mondays and Wednesdays, May 6, 8, 13, 15, Special Programs Building, Classroom 156 ( No seats currently available )