Daniel Burnham Quotes

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Erik Larson
“An artist, he paints with lakes and wooded slopes, with lawns and banks and forest-covered hills." — Daniel Burnham talking about Frederick Law Olmstead”
Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson
“I went to Harvard for examination with two men not as well prepared as I. Both passed easily, and I flunked, having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word.'

The same happened at Yale, Both schools turned him down. He never forgot it.”
Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson
“I went to Harvard for examination with two men not as well prepared as I. Both passed easily, and I flunked, having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word," Burnham said.

Larson wrote, "The same happened at Yale. Both schools turned him down. He never forgot it.”
Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson
“I went to Harvard for examination with two men not as well prepared as I. Both passed easily, and I flunked, having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word.' The same happened at Yale, Both schools turned him down. He never forgot it.”
Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson
“I went to Harvard for examination with two men not as well prepared as I. Both passed easily, and I flunked, having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word." Burnham said.

Larson wrote, "The same happened at Yale, Both schools turned him down. He never forgot it.”
Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City