Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation /...
Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation /...
Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation / Andrea Wulf.
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New York : Knopf, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N712.0973/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 349 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
"The Cincinnatus of the West" : George Washington's American garden at Mount Vernon -- "Gardens, peculiarly worth the attention of an American" : Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams's English garden tour -- "A nursery of American statesmen" : the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and a garden visit --...
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Publisher
New York : Knopf, 2011.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
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- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- GARDENING / General
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"From the author of the acclaimed The Brother Gardeners, a fascinating look at the founding fathers from the unique and intimate perspective of their lives as gardeners, plantsmen, and farmers. For the founding fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty for...
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Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation / Andrea Wulf.
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N712.0973/3
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74VvqZ0e04N3
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0307269906 (hardback)
9780307269904 (hardback)
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712.097309033
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991006094909702626
