{"product_id":"houstons-forgotten-heritage-dorothy-knox-howe-houghton-9781623492465","title":"Houston's Forgotten Heritage: Landscape, Houses, Interiors, 1824-1914","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ambitious book tells a richly detailed story of Houston home life and culture from the settlement of Harrisburg and Houston in the 1820s and 1830s to World War I, when rapid economic development and modernization began to spell demolition for many notable nineteenth-century houses and public buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors discuss landscape and horticulture, the development of domestic architecture, the evolution of home interiors, and domestic life, and its influence on the social and cultural fabric of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eHouston's Forgotten Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e stands out because of its integration of architecture, landscape, social history, and interior design, along with the authors' ability to place Houston within the broader context of American history.\"--\u003ci\u003eTexas Architect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . a solidly researched, enlightening work.\"--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton, Alice (Barrie) M. Scardino Bradley, Katherine S. Howe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623492467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623492465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44058370408703,"sku":"9781623492465","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_654d8021-92ea-4582-8d33-b88f41f50861.jpg?v=1685052180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/houstons-forgotten-heritage-dorothy-knox-howe-houghton-9781623492465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}