On the Edge of the World

Richard Longstreth is Professor of American Civilization and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, George Washington University. His most recent book is City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 (1997).

• AcknowledgmentsForewordIntroductionI Academic Eclecticism: The Question of StyleII Training: London, New York, ParisIII San Francisco: The Modern CosmopolisIV Transition: A Few Young MenV Coxhead and Polk: The Rustic City HouseVI Coxhead and Polk: Rustic Suburban and Country Houses VII Coxhead and Polk: Large City and Country Houses VIII Coxhead and Polk: Civic Projects IX Schweinfurth: The Cause of Regional Expression X At the Turn of the Century: The New San Francisco XI Maybeck: The Struggle for Brief Moments of Eternal Conciliation NotesBibliographyList of Buildings and ProjectsIndex