Hardcover book titled 'Benjamin Henry Latrobe' by Talbot Hamlin

This is a biographical work about Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), the renowned architect and engineer often called the 'Father of American Architecture.' Latrobe designed iconic buildings including the U.S. Capitol and was instrumental in establishing professional architecture in America. Talbot Hamlin's comprehensive biography, first published in 1955, won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and remains the definitive scholarly work on Latrobe's life and contributions to American architecture and engineering. This book appeals to architectural historians, scholars of American history, and collectors of Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies. The work is valued for its meticulous research and detailed documentation of Latrobe's influence on early American neoclassical architecture. Architecture enthusiasts and academic libraries particularly prize this authoritative reference on one of America's most significant early architects.