Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Frank, the Boy 3
Humble Beginnings 3
Life on the Farm 6
A Mother's Plan 8
Chapter 2 An Architect at Heart 11
Friedrich Froebel 11
Nature's Architecture 13
The Day the Music Stopped 14
Chapter 3 A Rising Star 17
From Disaster to Chicago 17
Silsbee and Corwin 21
Honesty Is the Best Policy 22
Chapter 4 Home and Family 27
Lovestruck 27
Oak Park, Illinois 29
Children and Creativity 31
Chapter 5 The Design that shaped the Word 37
Organic Architecture 37
Prairie Houses 39
From the Prairie to the City 44
Chapter 6 A New Life 51
Leaving Oak Park 51
Returning Home 56
The Taliesin Home 57
The Marring of Taliesin 59
Chapter 7 Ups and Downs of Love and Life 63
A New Muse … or Mistake 63
Japan and the Imperial Hotel 64
The Divorce Cycle 66
The Great Depression 71
Chapter 8 Famous Structures 75
Unity Temple 75
The Robie House 78
Hollyhock House 82
Fallingwater 85
Taliesin West 88
The Guggenheim Museum 89
Chapter 9 Aging with Style 95
Frank's Unpopular Revolution 95
Late Life Success 97
The Love That Lasted 99
Last Days 102
Chapter 10 Frank Lloyd Wright Today 105
A Lasting Legacy 106
Conclusion 109
Author's Note 111
Appendix A Family Tree 113
Appendix B Guest Features: Meeting Frank Lloyd Wright 115
Frank Lloyd Wright's Influence 117
Why You Should Care About Wright 119
Glossary 121
Timeline 129
Bibliography 133
Index 135
About the Author 137
