num_pages: 256
description: HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of America's presidents from George Washington's time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal presidential and architectural histories to shed light on the way our chief executives lived. Original photography by Roger Straus III brings the houses and furnishings beautifully to life. From Jefferson's Monticello to Reagan's Rancho del Cielo with fascinating and surprising stops between and beyond HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS presents a fascinating alternative history of the American presidency.
language: English
title: Houses of the Presidents: Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes, and Grand Estates
publisher: Little, Brown and Company