Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders
- ISBN-10
- 0299222101
- ISBN-13
- 9780299222109
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-18
- Publisher
- Terrace Books
- Author
- William R. Drennan
Description
A mystery story and authoritative portrait of the artist as a young man looks at the myths surrounding architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the brutal 1914 murders of seven adults and children, and the destruction by fire of Taliesin, his landmark residence in Wisconsin.
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- 2008-08-21
- 230 pages
- Paperback
- University of Wisconsin Press
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