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Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind
Frank Furness Architecture and the Violent Mind Author:Michael J. Lewis A lively account of America's most original Victorian architect. Frank Furness's energy, confidence, brashness, vulgarity, and full-throated love of life vibrate in his architecture. This first biography details his abolitionist upbringing in staid Philadelphia, probes the horror of war and its translation into aggressive architecture--train sta... more »tions, banks, and libraries--and illuminates Furness's influence on his century and the world. 200 b/w illustrations and photographs.« less