Seale, William

The president's house : a history by William Seale ( Book )
13 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and held by 1,640 libraries worldwide
The President's House is an unforgettable account of the White House from its origins during the nation's beginning to 1952, a continuing story of adapting and altering, yet always keeping close to the original image and purpose of the landmark. Seale carefully documents the ways in which different presidents and their families used and lived in the White House, showing not only the lives of the first families but also scores of characters known and unknown who achieve importance in the story and play their parts in the keeping and management of the house -- butlers, housemaids, caterers, gardeners, coachmen, architects, interior decorators, and even fortune-tellers. Filled with behind-the-scenes glimpses of the private and public lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this richly detailed social history includes 121 images culled from the White House files and other archival collections.

Sam Houston's wife a biography of Margaret Lea Houston by William Seale ( Book )
5 editions published between 1970 and 1992 in English and held by 1,126 libraries worldwide

The tasteful interlude : American interiors through the camera's eye, 1860-1917 by William Seale ( Book )
6 editions published between 1975 and 1995 in English and held by 1,074 libraries worldwide
Lengthy annotations describe in detail the contents of the middle-class parlors, bedrooms, dining rooms, and hallways in these photographs, which chronicle domestic interiors during the time when mass-manufacturing of furniture and other home products was being reconciled in the American home.

Recreating the historic house interior by William Seale ( Book )
10 editions published between 1978 and 1988 in English and held by 795 libraries worldwide

The White House : the history of an American idea by William Seale ( Book )
5 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 534 libraries worldwide
For two centuries the White House has served not only as the official residence of the president of the United States, but as the symbolic home of its owners, the American people. The White House: The History of an American Idea celebrates the mansion's 200 years in a readable, richly illustrated volume that brings together, for the first time, the story of the architecture of the White House and the story of the first families and designers who shaped it. Highlighted by.

Of houses & time : personal histories of America's National Trust properties by William Seale ( Book )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 496 libraries worldwide
Illustrated history of seventeen houses from three centuries of American life that are today properties of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The White House garden by William Seale ( Book )
2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 490 libraries worldwide

Temples of democracy : the state capitols of the U.S.A by Henry Russell Hitchcock ( Book )
3 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 488 libraries worldwide

The White House : actors and observers ( Book )
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 325 libraries worldwide

Domestic views : historic properties owned and supported by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America by William Seale ( Book )
3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 301 libraries worldwide