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ix, 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A follow-up to the award-winning Andrea Wulf's critically acclaimed history of British gardening, The Founding Gardeners is the story of how George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Madison's passion for nature, plants, agriculture and gardens shaped the birth of America. |
| Contents |
1. 'The Cincinnatus of the West': George Washington's American garden at Mount Vernon -- 2. 'Gardens, peculiarly worth the attention of an American': Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams's English garden tour -- 3. 'A nursery of American statestemen': the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and a garden visit -- 4. 'Parties and politicks': James Madison's and Thomas Jefferson's tour of New England -- 5. 'Political plants grow in the shade': the summer of 1796 -- 6. 'City of magnificent intentions': the creation of Washington, D.C., and the White House -- 7. 'Empire of liberty': Jefferson's western expansion -- 8. 'Tho' an old man, I am but a young gardener': Thomas Jefferson at Monticello -- 9. 'Balance of nature': James Madison at Montpelier -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Maps of Mount Vernon, Peacefield, Monticello and Montpelier. |
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Horticulture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Gardening -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Gardening -- Political aspects.
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Gardens, American -- History -- 18th century.
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Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1865.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
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Conduct of life.
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National characteristics, American -- History.
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Agriculture. (OCoLC)fst00801355
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Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst00874563
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Founding Fathers of the United States. (OCoLC)fst01739942
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Gardening. (OCoLC)fst00937852
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Gardens, American. (OCoLC)fst00937936
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Horticulture. (OCoLC)fst00960791
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National characteristics, American. (OCoLC)fst01033342
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Political activists. (OCoLC)fst01069192
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668 |
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1700-1865
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780434019106 |
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0434019100 |
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