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American Garden Writing
Bonnie . Ed(S): Marranca
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Description for American Garden Writing
Paperback. American Garden Writing features the letters, travel journals, essays, natural histoires, and seed catalogues of over 50 authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Olmsted (who designed Central Park), Henry David Thoreau, and Edith Wharton. Editor(s): Marranca, Bonnie. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DQ; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
American Garden Writing features the letters, travel journals, essays, natural histoires, and seed catalogues of over 50 authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Olmsted (who designed Central Park), Henry David Thoreau, and Edith Wharton. With topics ranging from the decorative gardens of yesteryear to the ecological concerns of today, these pieces evoke the pastoral and social environments of their time. This expanded edition contains new pieces from diane Ackerman, Joan Dye Gussow, Jamaica Kincaid, Janet Marinelli, Gary Paul Nabhan, Michael Polan, Sara B. Stein, Peg Streep, Alice Waters, and William Woys Weaver.
American Garden Writing features the letters, travel journals, essays, natural histoires, and seed catalogues of over 50 authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Olmsted (who designed Central Park), Henry David Thoreau, and Edith Wharton. With topics ranging from the decorative gardens of yesteryear to the ecological concerns of today, these pieces evoke the pastoral and social environments of their time. This expanded edition contains new pieces from diane Ackerman, Joan Dye Gussow, Jamaica Kincaid, Janet Marinelli, Gary Paul Nabhan, Michael Polan, Sara B. Stein, Peg Streep, Alice Waters, and William Woys Weaver.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589790230
SKU
V9781589790230
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Bonnie . Ed(S): Marranca
Bonnie Marranca, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, lives in Catskill, New York.
Reviews for American Garden Writing
Featuring the garden ruminations of such luminaries as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, this is a great little night-table book for someone who would like a little garden gossip before bed.
Susan Banks
Marietta Daily Journal
An impressive and inherently fascinating collection of excerpts from classical and distinguished literature celebrating the inspiration, interplay of art and nature, and bounty of the garden.
Bookwatch
The book, dedicated "to the anonymous gardener," offers a collection of more than 50 pieces taken from travel journals, letters, personal essays and even seed catalogs that highlight our interest in gardening from colonial times to the present. I don't know about anyone else, but I enjoy reading about flowers, gardens, gardening, etc. It relaxes me and fills my head with pleasant thoughts.
Judy Morgan
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Lufkin News
Offers a broad perspective of the trials and the joys of gardening. Landscape architects such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Andrew Jackson Downing and Beatrix Farrand share the pages of this book with Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, Roger Swain, J.I. Rodale, George Washington, and about 50 others sharing their thoughts on the green world.
Paul Rogers
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Gardeners will find American garden history served up in thick, delicious slices. This collection allows us to see how we came to garden as we do.
American Gardener
In American Garden Writing: An Anthology, edited by Bonnie Marranca, gardeners will find American garden history served up in thick, delicious slices. From George Washington to J.I. Rodale, this collection allows us to see how we came to garden as we do.
Susan Banks
Marietta Daily Journal
An impressive and inherently fascinating collection of excerpts from classical and distinguished literature celebrating the inspiration, interplay of art and nature, and bounty of the garden.
Bookwatch
The book, dedicated "to the anonymous gardener," offers a collection of more than 50 pieces taken from travel journals, letters, personal essays and even seed catalogs that highlight our interest in gardening from colonial times to the present. I don't know about anyone else, but I enjoy reading about flowers, gardens, gardening, etc. It relaxes me and fills my head with pleasant thoughts.
Judy Morgan
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Lufkin News
Offers a broad perspective of the trials and the joys of gardening. Landscape architects such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Andrew Jackson Downing and Beatrix Farrand share the pages of this book with Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, Roger Swain, J.I. Rodale, George Washington, and about 50 others sharing their thoughts on the green world.
Paul Rogers
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Gardeners will find American garden history served up in thick, delicious slices. This collection allows us to see how we came to garden as we do.
American Gardener
In American Garden Writing: An Anthology, edited by Bonnie Marranca, gardeners will find American garden history served up in thick, delicious slices. From George Washington to J.I. Rodale, this collection allows us to see how we came to garden as we do.