Monday, December 21, 2009

Historic Photos of the White House by Emily J. & John S. Salmon

As both the appointment and abode of the admiral of the United States,, the White House has been an basic allotment of the bolt of United States history. The adventure of this activating structure, advised by artisan James Hoban, reflects both the activity of the nation and the clandestine lives of its acclaimed occupants.

With fact-filled photo captions and affiliate introductions by Emily J. and John S. Salmon, Historic Photos of the White House rediscovers the alluring accomplished through about 200 attenuate photographs adopted from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library; Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum; Nixon Presidential Library and Museum; Library of Congress; and National Archives and Records Administration, all showcased with aberrant accuracy and beauty.

From the pre-Civil War era through the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and into the 1970s, the White House emerges through the decades in august black-and-white photography, displayed in a ample format.

“This book is different for two reasons,” explains administrator Todd Bottorff, “the top above of press and bounden and the actuality that abounding accept never apparent these photos.”

Historic Photos of the White House is allotment of Turner Publishing’s Historic Photos series. These books, highlighting the history of the abundant cities, allegorical figures, and cardinal contest above America, accept been acclaimed as a basic in the accumulating of anyone who loves history.

Historic Photos of the White House
By Emily J. & John S. Salmon
Turner Publishing, $39.95
ISBN 13: 978-1-59652-504-7
www.turnerpublishing.com

Contact Information:
Rachel Joiner
Liz Chenery
Marketing
Turner Publishing Company
Phone: (615) 255-2665
Email: rjoiner@turnerpublishing.com
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Turner Publishing is an independent, award-winning administrator based in Nashville, Tennessee. Turner produces a ambit of accomplished books in fiction and album categories, including its acclaimed Historic Photos series. Imprints cover Turner, Trade Paper Press, and Iroquois Press.

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