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Central Park

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New York's Central Park has captured the hearts of nature lovers the world over. Yet its meadows, brooks, and glens are man-made - and the man who made them was Frederick Law Olmstead. Here, in this short-form book by award-winning historian and journalist Walter Karp, is its surprising and seldom-told story.

22 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 10, 2014

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March 16, 2026
This is just a little 22 page history of the park. Not what I was looking for.
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