Winner of the 2022 Victorian Society in America Book Award “Perhaps the moral conveyed by this excellent dual biography is that a built aesthetic is doomed to crumble, while confected ‘natural’ landscapes will stand the test of time. That said, Mr. Howard makes a strong case that we should give Richardson’s prodigious accomplishments an educated second look.”—Alex Beam, Wall Street Journal “Smart and immensely readable... Architects, whether of landscapes or of buildings, are conscious of their obligation to a future they will never see. Howard underscores this quality, so rare today, and the affection and loyalty it elicits.”—Air Mail “The joint approach is deeply merited here, considering these two figures brought the American built landscape to a preeminence it had not previously known in their respective spheres of architecture and landscape design . . . The pair made a great difference in their respective fields, and their joint works remain a treasure.”—American Conservative Out in paperback January 17!