Summary of Justin Martin's Genius of Place

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 John and Charlotte Olmsted welcomed a baby boy named Fred in 1822. He was the first child for John, age thirty, and Charlotte, age twenty-one. He was named after Frederick Olmsted, John’s older brother who had died a few years earlier. #2 John Olmsted was a soft man who was capable of real sweetness toward those he loved. He was a seventh-generation descendant of one of the city’s founders, James Olmsted. Fred