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Richard Nickel Dangerous Years: What He Saw and What He Wrote
Richard Nickel Dangerous Years What He Saw and What He Wrote Author:Richard Cahan, Michael Williams Devoting his life to save America?s architecture, Richard Nickel was inflamed by the destruction of what he perceived to be art and disturbed by what this destruction said about the society in which we lived. Today he is remembered through the photographs he left behind as well as the thousands of notes and letters?funny, angry, and always eloqu... more »ent?that detail a life of passion and determination. He took risks, spoke his mind, and championed an oversized cause. His rebellion against the shortsighted disregard of an American genius, the architect Louis Sullivan, appeals to a new generation interested in conservation?whether of old buildings or natural resources. This book is a collection of more than 100 letters and photographs that will inspire and intrigue readers.« less