Robin Langley Sommer Livres

Contains more than one hundred reproductions of classic Rockwell paintings.

Dazzling full-color photographs reveal the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, from Northern California to Alaska.

American architecture is unmatched in its richness and diversity. It reflects economic and geographic challenges, ethnic and stylistic influences, technological innovations and creative responses.

The colorful panoply of residential architecture from early colonial days through the twentieth century is richly illustrated in this handsome, evocative volume, which pays tribute to the immense creativity and craftsmanship of our ancestors across the continent. Rugged pioneer homes, classic saltbox cottages, whimsical Victorian "painted ladies," lavishly endowed mansions, and functional, clean-lined Prairie houses are just some of the styles explored in these pages.