Download or read book Frederick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park System written by Cynthia Zaitzevsky and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether flying a kite in Franklin Park, gardening in the Fens, or jogging along the Riverway, today's Bostonians are greatly indebted to the legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, America's premier landscape architect. Zaitzevsky's book is a richly detailed, fully illustrated account of the design and construction of Olmsted's Boston parks.