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Walks And Talks Of An American Farmer In England

by Frederick Law Olmsted

Olmsted's narrative -- at turns poetic, funny, critical, and meticulous -- is a delight to read. It is also an important historical document, revealing the extent to which England permeated almost every aspect of Olmsted's emerging worldview, soon to find expression in his various careers as scientific farmer, author and publisher, social critic, reformer, administrator, and landscape architect of major parks and park systems throughout the United States.

The introduction clarifies the links between Olmsted's developing picturesque aesthetic, social conscience, and reformer's passion for change. McLaughlin offers a persuasive argument that Olmsted would come to adapt many of the features of the cultivated English countryside -- first seen on this trip -- in designed landscapes such as New York's Central Park.

This edition provides extensive annotations to the original text, furnishing background and context to the people and places Olmsted encountered during his journey. McLaughlin's notes are based on his own trips through England, undertaken over the past two decades to retrace the author's original route.

From the Publisher
A reprint edition of Olmsted’s first book, describing his 1850 walking tour of England.

About the Author
Charles C. McLaughlin is professor emeritus of history at the American University, Washington, D.C., and founding editor of "The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted."

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