Description
HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a singular tour of the homes and daily lives of The us’s presidents, from George Washington’s time to the current. Writer Hugh Howard weaves in combination personal, presidential, and architectural histories to make clear the way in which our chief executives lived. Original photography by Roger Straus III brings the homes 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 an interesting alternative history of the American presidency.