Beautiful Necessity, The (pb)
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Published: February 26, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781586854317
Subjects: Home & House Maintenance; Interior Design - Style Books; Design & Construction; House & Home; Home Improvement / Construction; Decorating; Decorating - General; Architecture / Decoration & Ornament
First sentence: On the night of May 4, 1886, John and Frances Glessner were reviewing the final drawings for the design of their Chicago home when they were interrupted by a distant explosion-the sound of a bomb going off- followed by gunfire and the yells and screams from crowds.