New England’s Historic Homes & Gardens

NEW ENGLAND’S HISTORIC HOMES & GARDENS
by Kim Knox Beckius
photography by William H. Johnson
NEW ENGLAND/TRAVEL
Paperback | 7½ x 9¼ in | 248 pages
Full-color photographs
ISBN-13: 978-1-934598-08-5
ISBN-10: 1-934598-08-9
$23.50 US

The history of New England—indeed, the history of the United States—can be experienced first-hand by visiting the homes and estates of the region’s most notable residents. From presidents and war heroes to icons of American literature and the arts, the grace and grandeur of these homes offer a glimpse into the lives of the men and women who shaped our nation. In New England’s Historic Homes and Gardens, Kim Knox Beckius and photographer William H. Johnson breathe life into the history of the region’s thirty-six most important, influential, and picturesque homes, from the earliest homesteads of the 1600s through the Gilded Age mansions of the early twentieth century.
In many ways, by revealing the human dramas that played out within the walls of these remarkable homes, Beckius traces the evolution of the American Dream. Coupled with Johnson’s exquisite color photography, the result is a detailed and insightful study of the architectural features, landscape elements, and ingenuity that make these homes stand out as stunning examples of classic American style.