I really learned of FLO last year when I visited the Biltmore. I thought I drove through nature to get to the estate and was amazed when I learned all of that 'nature' had been lovingly wrought and arranged by FLO. I couldn't wait to read more about this man. The book is long and sometimes long-winded, but I loved all the historical markers within the context of his life, and have come away much more knowledgeable about FLO, and the time period in which he lived.