{"product_id":"civilizing-american-cities-9780306807657","title":"Civilizing American Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Frederick Law Olmsted (1822--1903) designed New York City's Central Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Chicago's South Park and Jackson Park, Montreal's Mount Royal Park, the park systems of Boston and Bu\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Introduction by S. B. Sutton  Expanding Cities: Random versus Organized Growth * The Structure of Cities: A Historical View  * The Misfortunes of New York   * Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns   City Parks and Improved Use of Metropolitan Spaces * San Francisco, 1866: A City in Search of Identity  * Buffalo: A Lakeshore Park and Pleasing Parkways  * Chicago: Taming the Waterfront  * Montreal: A Mountaintop Park and Some Thoughts on Art and Nature  * Boston: Parks and Parkwaysa Green Ribbon   Suburban Solutions * Berkeley: A University Community  * Riverside, Illinois: A Planned Community near Chicago","brand":"Hachette Book Group USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767289676119,"sku":"9780306807657","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780306807657.jpg?v=1758712806","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/civilizing-american-cities-9780306807657","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}