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"Known primarily for his iconic midwestern buildings, Frank Lloyd Wright found in the western United States a new canvas on which to apply his theories of organic architecture. There he found radically different climates, abundant but unfamiliar building materials - even a different quality of light, which he sought to incorporate into his progressive designs. Surveying twenty-three projects in all the western states outside California, Frank Lloyd...

While many Americans think of the "frontier" in terms of the Wild West, it was, at various times, located in Eastern woods, Appalachian mountains, the Great Plains, and the deserts of the Southwest. In this program, host Ron Hazelton leads a fascinating tour across the country to examine prime examples of structures built by the homesteaders who propelled America's westward expansion. Starting with post-and-beam construction in the East and continuing...