Our First Family's Home - The Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Garden

Informationen zum Autor Ian Adams has twenty-one photography books and more than sixty-five Ohio calendars to his credit. He conducts nature and garden photography seminars, workshops, and slide programs throughout North America and taught digital photography at Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster from 2010 to 2019. Klappentext This richly illustrated volume tells the story of the home that has served as Ohio's executive residence since 1957, and of the nine governors and their families who have lived in the house. "Our First Family's Home" offers the first complete history of the residence and garden that represent Ohio to visiting dignitaries and the citizens of the state alike. Photographs by award-winning environmental photographer Ian Adams and artwork by Dianne McElwain showcase the beauty of the home's architecture and the myriad of native plants that grace the three acres on which the Residence stands. Finally, First Lady Frances Strickland discusses the increasing focus on green energy at the Governor's Residence and First Lady Emerita Hope Taft explains how native plants can help sustain the environment. Zusammenfassung This richly illustrated volume tells the story of thehome that has served as Ohio's executive residence since 1957, and of the nine governors and their families who have lived in the house.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Alice (EDT)/ Adams Mairose
• Assisted by: Ian Adams (Photographs), Dianne McElwain (Illustration), Mary Alice Mairose (Editor)
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2008
• EAN: 9780821417911
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-1791-1
• No. of pages: 131
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 248 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories